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John C. Breckinridge (born January 21, 1821, near Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.—died May 17, 1875, Lexington) was the 14th vice president of the United States (1857–61), an unsuccessful presidential candidate of Southern Democrats (November 1860), and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War (1861–65). Buchanan, James; Breckinridge ...
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- U.S. Vice President
- Unsuccessful Presidential Candidate
- Civil War – Confederate Officer
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John Cabell Breckinridge was born on January 16, 1821, at Cabell’s Dale near Lexington, Kentucky. He was the only son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Mary Clay Smith. The couple named Breckinridge after his grandfather, John Breckinridge, who was a U.S. senator and who served as attorney general in the Jefferson administration. The younger Brecki...
In 1856, members of the Democratic Party nominated Breckinridge as their candidate for Vice President of the United States, on the same ticket as presidential candidate James Buchanan. Upon winning the election, Breckinridge became the youngest man to serve as Vice President. Breckinridge and Buchanan did not get along well during their term in off...
By 1860, the party split over sectional issues, and Southern Democrats nominated Breckinridge to run for U.S. President. In the presidential election that fall, Breckinridge did not carry any northern states. He finished third in the popular vote and second in the Electoral College vote, losing to Abraham Lincoln.
After his loss in the presidential election of 1860, the Kentucky legislature appointed Breckinridge to the United States Senate, but he did not serve long. As Southern states began seceding from the Union following Lincoln’s election, Kentucky resolved to remain in the Union. Suspecting Breckinridge’s pro-Southern sympathies, Unionists forced him ...
Breckinridge lived the next three years in exile in England and Canada. On December 25, 1868, President Andrew Johnsonissued a blanket pardon for Confederate exiles, enabling Breckinridge to return to the United States. In 1869, Breckinridge returned to Kentucky where he practiced law and served as vice president of the Elizabethtown, Lexington, an...
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John Cabell Breckinridge (16 de enero de 1821-17 de mayo de 1875) fue un abogado, político y militar estadounidense. Representó a Kentucky en ambas cámaras del Congreso y se convirtió en el 14.º y más joven Vicepresidente de los Estados Unidos , sirviendo desde 1857 hasta 1861.
9 de nov. de 2009 · Kean Collection/Getty Images. John C. Breckinridge (1821-1875) was a politician who served as the 14th vice president of the United States and as a Confederate general during the Civil War (1861 ...
John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States. Serving from 1857 to 1861, he took office at the age of 36.
- 1847–1848 (U.S.), 1861–1865 (C.S.)
John C. Breckinridge. Title Major General. War & Affiliation Civil War / Confederate. Date of Birth - Death January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1821, John Cabell Breckinridge was a graduate of Centre College and later Transylvania Law School in 1845.
John Cabell Breckinridge fue un abogado, político y militar estadounidense. Representó a Kentucky en ambas cámaras del Congreso y se convirtió en el 14.º y más joven Vicepresidente de los Estados Unidos, sirviendo desde 1857 hasta 1861. Fue miembro del partido Demócrata.
