William Campbell Preston Breckinridge

Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston 1 2 3a

Birth Name Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston
Gender male
Age at Death 67 years, 2 months, 21 days

Notes

Note

BRECKINRIDGE, William Campbell Preston,  (grandson of John Breckinridge, uncle of Levin Irving Handy, and great-uncle of John Bayne Breckinridge), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Baltimore, Md., August 28, 1837; attended the common schools, Jefferson College, Chambersburg, Pa., and Pisgah Academy, Woodford County, Ky.; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1855 and from the law department of the University of Louisville in 1857; was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Lexington, Ky.; entered the Confederate Army in 1861 as captain and was subsequently promoted to the rank of colonel in the Ninth Kentucky Cavalry; was in command of the Kentucky cavalry designated to act as bodyguard for President Jefferson Davis and the members of his cabinet at the close of the Civil War; returned to Lexington, Ky., and was attorney for Fayette County; edited the Lexington (Ky.) Observer and Reporter 1866-1868; professor of equity and jurisprudence in the University of Kentucky at Lexington; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1876 and 1888; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1895); unsuccessful candidate for election in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law and also edited the Lexington Herald; died in Lexington, Ky., November 18, 1904; interment in Lexington Cemetery.

Bibliography

Davis, William C. Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol. 1974. Reprint, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1992.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 28 Aug 1837 Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America    
Census 1 Jun 1850 Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America R. J. Breckinridge Household, 1850 Census 4a
  Page No.: 324 4a
  Sheet No.: 168 4a
  Minor Civil Division: District 1 4a
  County of: Fayette 4a
  State of: Kentucky 4a
  Enumeration Date: 24 August 1850 4a
  Line No.: 6-16 4a
  Family No.: 803 4a
  Name: Breckinridge, W. P. C. 4a
  Age: 12 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Place of birth: Kentucky 4a
  Attended school within the year: / 4a
Census 1 Jun 1860 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America W. C. P. Breckinridge Household, 1860 Census 5a
  Page No.: 109 5a
  Sheet No.: 559 5a
  Minor Civil Division: Lexington Ward 3 5a
  County of: Fayette 5a
  State of: Kentucky 5a
  Enumeration Date: 16 July 1860 5a
  Post Office: Lexington 5a
  Line No.: 37-38 5a
  Family No.: 865 5a
  Name: Breckinridge, W. C. P. 5a
  Age: 22 5a
  Sex: M 5a
  Occupation: Lawyer 5a
  Value of real estate: 13,600 5a
  Value of personal estate: 4,500 5a
  Place of birth: Maryland 5a
Census 1 Jun 1870 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America William C. P. Breckinridge Household, 1870 Census 6a
  Page No.: 35 6a
  Sheet No.: 324 6a
  Minor Civil Division: Lexington Ward 4 6a
  County of: Fayette 6a
  State of: Kentucky 6a
  Enumeration Date: 13 August 1870 6a
  Post Office: Lexington 6a
  Line No.: 29-34 6a
  Family No.: 252 6a
  Name: Breckinridge, William C. P. 6a
  Age: 32 6a
  Sex: M 6a
  Color: W 6a
  Occupation: Lawyer 6a
  Value of real estate: 12000 6a
  Value of personal estate: 2000 6a
  Place of birth: Maryland 6a
  Male citizen 21 and over: / 6a
Census 1 Jun 1880 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America W. C. P. Breckinridge Household, 1880 Census 7a
  Page No.: 51 7a
  Sheet No.: 337 7a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 4 7a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 66 7a
  Minor Civil Division: Lexington, Ward 3 7a
  County of: Fayette 7a
  State of: Kentucky 7a
  Enumeration Date: 11 & 12 June 1880 7a
  Line No.: 20-28 7a
  Family No.: 554 7a
  Name: Breckinridge, W. C. P. 7a
  Color: W 7a
  Sex: M 7a
  Age: 42 7a
  Married: / 7a
  Occupation: Lawyer 7a
  Place of birth: Maryland 7a
  Place of birth of father: Virginia 7a
  Place of birth of mother: Virginia 7a
Occupation from 1885 to 1895   U.S. Representative from Kentucky  
Residence about 1898 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America W M C P (Louise S) Breckinridge  
Note

Breckinridge W M C P (Louise S), (Breckinridge & Shelby), h 121 e 3d

Death 18 Nov 1904 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America    
Burial   The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson8 Mar 180027 Dec 1871
Mother Preston, Anne Sophonisba9 Apr 180320 Dec 1844
    Brother     Breckinridge, Francis Preston about 1824 14 Jul 1825
    Sister     Breckinridge, Mary Cabell 6 Apr 1829 13 Jan 1902
    Sister     Breckinridge, Sarah Campbell 6 Sep 1832 23 Apr 1865
    Brother     Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson Jr. 14 Sep 1833 13 Mar 1915
    Sister     Breckinridge, Marie Lettice 14 Aug 1836 15 May 1905
         Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston 28 Aug 1837 18 Nov 1904
    Sister     Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston 26 Aug 1839 14 Nov 1880
    Brother     Breckinridge, Joseph Cabell Sr. 14 Jan 1842 18 Aug 1920
    Brother     Breckinridge, Charles Henry 9 Sep 1844 27 Aug 1867
 
Father Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson8 Mar 180027 Dec 1871
Stepmother Hart, Virginia Ann14 Jun 1809about 1859
    Half-sister     Breckinridge, Virginia Hart 10 Feb 1847 3 Sep 1884
    Half-brother     Breckinridge, Nathaniel Hart 21 Jul 1849 29 Feb 1852
    Half-brother     Breckinridge, John Robert 25 Sep 1850 9 Apr 1874
 
Father Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson8 Mar 180027 Dec 1871
Stepmother Faulkner, Margaret16 Feb 183517 Apr 1892

Families

Family of Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston and Clay, Lucretia
Married Wife Clay, Lucretia ( * 20 Apr 1839 + 29 Apr 1860 )
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Breckinridge, Lee Clay25 Jun 186025 Jun 1860

Family of Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston and Desha, Eliza Issa
Married Wife Desha, Eliza Issa ( * 18 Apr 1843 + 14 Jul 1892 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 19 Sep 1861 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America    
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Breckinridge, Eleanor Desha7 Jun 18623 Mar 1943
Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston1 Apr 186630 Jul 1948
Breckinridge, Desha5 Aug 186718 Feb 1935
Breckinridge, Campbell Preston19 Aug 1869about 1870
Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson20 Jun 187010 Jul 1944
Breckinridge, Issa Desha17 Feb 1871about 1872
Breckinridge, Mary Curry Desha1 Sep 187524 Jun 1918

Family of Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston and Scott, Louisa
Married Wife Scott, Louisa ( * 3 May 1845 + 27 Apr 1920 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1893      

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3/3 - 1898 City Directory, Lexington, Kentucky

Family Map

Source References

  1. Ruth Crider: Genealogy Data for Crider/McDowell Families
  2. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  3. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 7397789
  4. U.S. 1850 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1850
      • Page: Kentucky, District 1, Fayette county, Page 324/168, Lines 6-16
      • 1850 Census, Fayette county, Kentucky
  5. U.S. 1860 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1860
      • Page: Kentucky, Lexington Ward 3, Fayette county, Page 109, Lines 37-38
      • 1860 Census, Lexington, Fayette county, Kentucky
  6. U.S. 1870 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1870
      • Page: Kentucky, Lexington, Fayette county, Ward 4, Page 35, Lines 29-34
      • 1870 Census, Lexington, Fayette county, Kentucky
  7. U.S. 1880 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1880
      • Page: Kentucky, Supervisor's District 4, Enumeration District 66, Page 51, Lines 20-28
      • 1880 Census, Lexington, Fayette county, Kentucky

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