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John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) 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.
John Cabell Breckinridge (* 16. Januar 1821 in Lexington, Kentucky; † 17. Mai 1875 ebenda) war Offizier des US-Heeres, Vizepräsident der Vereinigten Staaten und Senator für den Bundesstaat Kentucky. Im Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg war er General im konföderierten Heer .
17. Mai 2024 · John C. Breckinridge (born January 21, 1821, near Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.—died May 17, 1875, Lexington) was the 14th vice president of the United States (1857–61), an unsuccessful presidential candidate of Southern Democrats (November 1860), and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War (1861–65). Buchanan, James ...
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9. Nov. 2009 · Learn about the life and career of John C. Breckinridge, who served as the 14th vice president of the United States and fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Find out how he rose to prominence as a Southern Democrat, fled abroad after the war and died in 1875.
Learn about the life and career of John C. Breckinridge, the youngest Vice President in U.S. history and a Confederate general during the Civil War. Find out his achievements, battles, and death in this comprehensive biography.
John Breckinridge was the youngest vice president ever and the second former vice president to be accused of treason. He ran for president in 1860 as the Southern Democrat, but lost to Abraham Lincoln by a narrow margin.
John C. Breckinridge was the youngest vice president in U.S. history and a leader of the Southern Democrats. He joined the Confederate Army during the Civil War and was accused of treason, but later returned to Kentucky and resumed his law practice.
