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Marvin Breckinridge ’1927. Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson ’27 was born on October 2, 1905, to John Cabell Breckinridge, the grandson and namesake of Kentucky Senator John C. Breckinridge—Vice President in the Buchanan administration—and Isabella Goodrich Breckinridge, the daughter of American industrialist B. F. Goodrich.
U.S. Vice-president John C. Breckinridge was an American political leader who represented Kentucky in the U.S. House and Senate before serving as a general officer in the Confederate Army and as the fifth, and final, Confederate Secretary of War. John Cabell Breckinridge was born on January 16, 1821, at Cabell's Dale near Lexington, Kentucky.
Statement of the Case. Because he was versed in the protocol of the Senate from his service as vice president, Breckinridge, unlike many other senators who followed the Confederacy, sent a formal letter of resignation to the Senate in October. On December 4, 1861, Zachariah Chandler (R-MI) introduced a resolution of expulsion.
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (July 14, 1788 – September 1, 1823) was an American lawyer, soldier, slaveholder and politician in Kentucky. From 1816 to 1819, he represented Fayette County in the Kentucky House of Representatives, and fellow members elected him as their speaker (1817 to 1819). In 1820, Governor John Adair appointed Breckinridge ...
Battle of Bull's Gap. Battle of Marion. Battle of Cool Spring. John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was a lawyer, U.S. representative, U.S. senator from Kentucky and the 14th vice president of the United States. [1] He was from Kentucky. He served in the House from 1851 to 1855. He served as Vice-President from 1857 to ...
Recommended Reading: Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol (Southern Biography Series) (Paperback, 688 pages). Description: William C. Davis has written the only full-length biography of John C. Breckinridge, who is one of the most fascinating and yet one of the least known figures in all of American history.
Admitted to the bar in 1838. Practiced law in Lexington. Married to Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge. Father of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Frances Breckinridge Steele, John Milton Breckinridge, John Witherspoon Breckinridge, and Mary Desha Breckinridge Maltby.
