Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston 1 2 3a
Birth Name | Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 67 years, 2 months, 21 days |
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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.
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Birth | 28 Aug 1837 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America | R. J. Breckinridge Household, 1850 Census | 4a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
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Page No.: 324
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Sheet No.: 168
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Minor Civil Division: District 1
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County of: Fayette
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State of: Kentucky
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Enumeration Date: 24 August 1850
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Line No.: 6-16
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Family No.: 803
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Name: Breckinridge, W. P. C.
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Age: 12
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Sex: M
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Color: W
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Place of birth: Kentucky
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Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America | W. C. P. Breckinridge Household, 1860 Census | 5a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
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Page No.: 109
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Sheet No.: 559
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Minor Civil Division: Lexington Ward 3
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County of: Fayette
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State of: Kentucky
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Enumeration Date: 16 July 1860
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Post Office: Lexington
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Line No.: 37-38
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Family No.: 865
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Name: Breckinridge, W. C. P.
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Age: 22
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Sex: M
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Occupation: Lawyer
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Value of real estate: 13,600
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Value of personal estate: 4,500
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Place of birth: Maryland
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Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America | William C. P. Breckinridge Household, 1870 Census | 6a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
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Page No.: 35
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Sheet No.: 324
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Minor Civil Division: Lexington Ward 4
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County of: Fayette
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State of: Kentucky
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Enumeration Date: 13 August 1870
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Post Office: Lexington
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Line No.: 29-34
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Family No.: 252
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Name: Breckinridge, William C. P.
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Age: 32
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Sex: M
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Color: W
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Occupation: Lawyer
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Value of real estate: 12000
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Value of personal estate: 2000
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Place of birth: Maryland
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Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America | W. C. P. Breckinridge Household, 1880 Census | 7a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
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Sheet No.: 337
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Supervisor's Dist. No.: 4
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Enumeration Dist. No.: 66
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Minor Civil Division: Lexington, Ward 3
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County of: Fayette
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State of: Kentucky
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Enumeration Date: 11 & 12 June 1880
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Line No.: 20-28
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Family No.: 554
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Name: Breckinridge, W. C. P.
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Sex: M
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Age: 42
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Occupation: Lawyer
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Place of birth: Maryland
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Place of birth of father: Virginia
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Place of birth of mother: Virginia
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Occupation | from 1885 to 1895 | U.S. Representative from Kentucky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | about 1898 | Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America | W M C P (Louise S) Breckinridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Breckinridge W M C P (Louise S), (Breckinridge & Shelby), h 121 e 3d |
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Death | 18 Nov 1904 | Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burial | The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson | 8 Mar 1800 | 27 Dec 1871 | |
Mother | Preston, Anne Sophonisba | 9 Apr 1803 | 20 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 Jefferson | 8 Mar 1800 | 27 Dec 1871 | |
Stepmother | Hart, Virginia Ann | 14 Jun 1809 | about 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 Jefferson | 8 Mar 1800 | 27 Dec 1871 | |
Stepmother | Faulkner, Margaret | 16 Feb 1835 | 17 Apr 1892 |
Families
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Web Links
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Web Article | Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, William Campbell Preston Breckinridge [Click to Go] |
Wikipedia Article | William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (Wikipedia) [Click to Go] |
Family Map
Pedigree
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Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson
- Preston, Anne Sophonisba
Ancestors
Source References
- Ruth Crider: Genealogy Data for Crider/McDowell Families
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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Find A Grave
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- Page: Memorial ID 7397789
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U.S. 1850 Federal Census
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- Date: 1 Jun 1850
- Page: Kentucky, District 1, Fayette county, Page 324/168, Lines 6-16
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U.S. 1860 Federal Census
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- Date: 1 Jun 1860
- Page: Kentucky, Lexington Ward 3, Fayette county, Page 109, Lines 37-38
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U.S. 1870 Federal Census
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- Date: 1 Jun 1870
- Page: Kentucky, Lexington, Fayette county, Ward 4, Page 35, Lines 29-34
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U.S. 1880 Federal Census
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- Date: 1 Jun 1880
- Page: Kentucky, Supervisor's District 4, Enumeration District 66, Page 51, Lines 20-28
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