John Cabell Breckinridge, Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Cabell_Breckinridge,_Jr.
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:Centre_College
gptkbp:birthDate January 16, 1821
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lexington,_Kentucky,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Lexington_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Clifton_Rodes_Breckinridge
gptkb:Mary_Desha_Breckinridge
gptkb:Frances_V._Breckinridge
gptkb:John_Witherspoon_Breckinridge
gptkbp:confederatePosition gptkb:Confederate_States_Secretary_of_War
gptkbp:confederatePositionTermEnd May 10, 1865
gptkbp:confederatePositionTermStart February 6, 1865
gptkbp:confederateRank Major General
gptkbp:deathDate May 17, 1875
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lexington,_Kentucky,_United_States
gptkbp:electionCycle 1860
gptkbp:ethnicity Scots-Irish American
gptkbp:father gptkb:Joseph_Cabell_Breckinridge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Cabell Breckinridge, Jr.
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican–American_War
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Mary_Clay_Smith
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:14th_Vice_President_of_the_United_States
1860 presidential candidate
Confederate general during the American Civil War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_R._King
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Breckinridge_family
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkbp:senatorFrom gptkb:Kentucky
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkbp:signature John C. Breckinridge Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Cyrene_Burch
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hannibal_Hamlin
gptkbp:termEnd March 3, 1855
December 4, 1861
gptkbp:termStart March 4, 1861
March 4, 1851
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:United_States
March 4, 1857
March 4, 1861
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mary_Cyrene_Breckinridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7