Breckinridge, John Cabell 1 2
Birth Name | Breckinridge, John Cabell |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 54 years, 4 months, 1 day |
Narrative
BRECKINRIDGE, John Cabell, (grandson of John Breckinridge, father of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, and cousin of Henry Donnel Foster), a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky and a Vice President of the United States; born at ‘Cabell’s Dale,’ near Lexington, Ky., January 16, 1821; attended Pisgah Academy, Woodford County, Ky.; graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1839; later attended the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University); studied law in the Transylvania Institute, Lexington, Ky.; admitted to the bar in 1840; moved to Burlington, Iowa, but soon returned and began practice in Lexington, Ky.; major of the Third Kentucky Volunteers during the Mexican War in 1847 and 1848; member, State house of representatives 1849; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1855); was not a candidate for renomination in 1854; was tendered the mission to Spain by President Franklin Pierce, but declined; elected Vice President of the United States in 1856 on the Democratic ticket with James Buchanan as President; unsuccessful candidate for President in 1860; elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1861, until expelled by resolution of December 4, 1861, for support of the rebellion; entered the Confederate Army during the Civil War as brigadier general and soon became a major general; Secretary of War in the Cabinet of the Confederate States from January until April 1865; resided in Europe until 1868; returned to Lexington, Ky., and resumed the practice of law; vice president of the Elizabethtown, Lexington Big Sandy Railroad Co.; died in Lexington, Ky., May 17, 1875; interment in Lexington Cemetery.
Bibliography
American National Biography; Dictionary of American Biography; Davis, William. John C. Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1974; Heck, Frank. Proud Kentuckian, John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1976.
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | 16 Jan 1821 | Cabell’s Dale, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America | ||
Event Note
Near Lexington, Kentucky |
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Occupation | Lawyer | |||
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Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America | John C. Breckinridge Household, 1850 Census | 3a |
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Occupation | from 4 Mar 1851 to 4 Mar 1855 | U.S. Representative from 8th District of Kentucky | ||
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Occupation | from 4 Mar 1857 to 4 Mar 1861 | 14th Vice President of the United States | ||
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Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America | J. C. Breckinridge Household, 1860 Census | 4a |
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Occupation | from 4 Mar 1861 to 4 Dec 1861 | United States Senator from Kentucky | ||
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Military Service | 2 Nov 1861 | American Civil War General | ||
Event Note
American Civil War General Officers:
Name: John Cabell Breckinridge
Biography: BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN C. KENTUCKY.
Brigadier general, P. A. C. S., November 2, 1861. Died May 17, 1875, at Lexington, Ky.
Commands. Source: General Officers of the Confederate States of America
Major-General John Cabell Breckinridge was born near Lexington, Ky., in January, 1821, and was educated for the profession of law, which he practiced at Lexington. Source: Confederate Military History, vol. XI, p. 227 |
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Occupation | from 6 Feb 1865 to 10 May 1865 | Confederate States Secretary of War | ||
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Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America | John C. Breckinridge Household, 1870 Census | 5a |
Page No.: 105 Sheet No.: 248 Minor Civil Division: Lexington Ward 2 County of: Fayette State of: Kentucky Enumeration Date: 10 August 1870 Post Office: Lexington Line No.: 11-13 Family No.: 670 (Insane asylum beginning on page 91) Name: Breckinridge, John C. Age: 49 Sex: M Color: W Occupation: Lawyer Value of real estate: 55,000 Value of personal estate: 500 Place of birth: Kentucky Male citizen 21 and over: / |
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Death | 17 May 1875 | Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America | ||
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Burial | 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, Joseph Cabell | 24 Jul 1788 | 1 Sep 1823 | |
Mother | Smith, Mary Clay | 31 Aug 1787 | 9 Oct 1864 | |
Sister | Breckinridge, Frances Ann | 24 Feb 1812 | 2 Nov 1837 | |
Sister | Breckinridge, Caroline Laurene | 12 Oct 1813 | 4 Nov 1867 | |
Sister | Breckinridge, Mary Cabell | 7 Jan 1815 | 13 Aug 1835 | |
Breckinridge, John Cabell | 16 Jan 1821 | 17 May 1875 | ||
Sister | Breckinridge, Laetitia Porter | 26 Oct 1822 | 15 May 1852 |
Families
Family of Breckinridge, John Cabell and Burch, Mary Cyrene |
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Married | Wife | Burch, Mary Cyrene ( * 16 Aug 1826 + 8 Oct 1907 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Breckinridge, Joseph Cabell | 29 Dec 1844 | 1906 |
Breckinridge, Clifton Rodes | 22 Nov 1846 | 3 Dec 1932 |
Breckinridge, Frances | 21 Jun 1848 | 31 Dec 1924 |
Breckinridge, John Cabell | 1849 | 1850 |
Breckinridge, John Witherspoon Owen | about Dec 1850 | 9 May 1892 |
Breckinridge, Mary Desha | 31 Mar 1854 | 13 Mar 1928 |
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Ancestors
Source References
- Ruth Crider: Genealogy Data for Crider/McDowell Families
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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U.S. 1850 Federal Census
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- Date: 1 Jun 1850
- Page: Page 378/190, District 1, Fayette county, Kentucky
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U.S. 1860 Federal Census
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- Date: 1 Jun 1860
- Page: Page 108, Ward 4, Lexington, Fayette county, Kentucky
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U.S. 1870 Federal Census
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- Date: 1 Jun 1870
- Page: Kentucky, Lexington, Ward 2, Fayette county, Page 105, Lines 11-13
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