Search results
John C. Breckinridge (Wikimedia commons) John Cabell Breckinridge was a prominent statesman and lawyer from Lexington, Kentucky. He was born into the Breckinridge political family of Kentucky and shared close family ties to the Preston political family of Virginia.
John C. Breckinridge's last major battle was fought on September 19, 1864, Third Winchester. Following the Confederate defeat, Breckinridge was ordered by the Confederate War Department to take command of the new Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, he was to leave the majority of his forces in the Valley with Early.
Nov 21, 2023 · John C. Breckinridge was the youngest vice president in the history of the United States, elected at the age of 36. His future seemed extraordinarily bright, and he ran for president in the ...
Breckinridge's grandfather, U.S. Attorney General John Breckinridge, influenced his political philosophy. Historian James C. Klotter has speculated that, had John C. Breckinridge's father, Cabell, lived, he would have steered his son to the Whig Party and the Union, rather than the Democratic Party and the Confederacy, but the Kentucky Secretary of State and former Speaker of the Kentucky ...
Jul 12, 2016 · John C. Breckinridge was born near Lexington, Kentucky on January 16, 1821 to John “Cabell” and Mary Clay (née Smith) Breckinridge. His paternal grandfather and namesake, John Breckinridge, served as the Attorney General under Thomas Jefferson. His maternal great-grandfather, John Witherspoon, was the only college president to sign the ...
Mar 15, 2023 · John C. Breckinridge (1821-1875) in 15 years (1850-1865) served as a Kentucky legislator, congressmen, U.S. senator, vice president of the United States under President James Buchanan, presidential candidate in 1860, brigadier general and then major general CSA, and secretary of war CSA, all before he was 45 years old.
Aug 11, 2023 · APUSH Definition — John C Breckinridge (1821–1875) was an officer in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was Vice President to James Buchanan and joined the Confederacy when the Civil War started. He is perhaps most well-known for being the youngest person elected vice president. John C. Breckinridge fled the United States to ...
