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John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both houses of Congress and in 1857, became the 14th and youngest-ever Vice President of the United States (1857–1861). Serving in the U.S. Senate at the outbreak of the Civil War, he was expelled after joining the Confederate Army. He was appointed Confederate Secretary of War late in the war. A member of the Breckinridge family, he was the grandson of U.S. Attorney General John Breckinridge, son of Kentucky Secretary of State Cabell Breckinridge, and father of Arkansas Congressman Clifton R. Breckinridge.

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  • John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both houses of Congress and in 1857, became the 14th and youngest-ever Vice President of the United States (1857–1861). Serving in the U.S. Senate at the outbreak of the Civil War, he was expelled after joining the Confederate Army. He was appointed Confederate Secretary of War late in the war. A member of the Breckinridge family, he was the grandson of U.S. Attorney General John Breckinridge, son of Kentucky Secretary of State Cabell Breckinridge, and father of Arkansas Congressman Clifton R. Breckinridge.
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  • 1857-03-04(xsd:date)
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  • 1865-02-06(xsd:date)
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  • Cursive signature in ink
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  • 1821-01-16(xsd:date)
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  • Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
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  • John Breckinridge
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  • Democratic
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  • Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
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  • Confederate States Secretary of War
  • Vice President of the United States
  • Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • United States Senator from Kentucky
  • from Kentucky's 8th congressional district
  • Democratic nominee for President of the United States
  • Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States
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  • 1861-03-04(xsd:date)
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  • 1875-05-17(xsd:date)
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  • United States
  • Confederate States
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  • United States Senator
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