John C. Breckinridge

Former Vice President of the United States

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Gender	Male
Death	150 years ago
Date of birth	January 16,1821
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Born	Lexington
	Kentucky
	United States
Date of died	May 17,1875
Died	Lexington
	Kentucky
	United States
Years of service	U. S.
Previous offices	KY
Children	Clifton R. Breckinridge
	John Witherspoon Breckinridge
Did you know	John C. Breckinridge cast the eighth-most tie-breaking votes (10) among presidents of the Senate of the United States.
Job	Lawyer
	Politician
Education	Princeton University
	Transylvania University
	Centre College
Party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge
Place of burial	The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Previous position	Confederate States Secretary of War (1865–1865)
Books	Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge
	Speech of Hon. John C. Breckinridge, Vice-President of the United States, at Ashland Kentucky, September 5th, 1860: Repelling the Charge of Disunion and Vindicating the National Democracy
Grandchildren	James Carson Breckinridge
	Mary Breckinridge
Date of Reg.	2019-02-21 20:10:03
Date of Upd.	2023-08-25 12:20:39
ID	442345

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John C. Breckinridge Life story

John Cabell Breckinridge was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States. Serving from 1857 to 1861, he took office at the age of 36.