Breckinridge
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People
Breckinridge family political dynasty- Breckinridge familyBreckinridge familyThe Breckinridge family is a family of politicians and public figures from the United States. The family has included six members of the United States House of Representatives, two United States Senators, a cabinet member, two Ambassadors, a Vice President of United States and an unsuccessful...
- Aida de AcostaAida de AcostaAida de Acosta Root Breckinridge was an American socialite and the first female to fly a powered aircraft solo. In 1903, while in Paris with her mother, she caught her first glimpse of dirigibles...
Breckinridge, in 1903 flew Santos Dumont's dirigible airship - Clifton R. BreckinridgeClifton R. BreckinridgeClifton Rodes Breckinridge was a Democratic alderman, congressman, diplomat, businessman and veteran of the Confederate Army and Navy. He was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family, the son of Vice President of the United States and Confederate General John C. Breckinridge and the...
, congressman from Kentucky, Minister to Russia, son of John C. Breckinridge - Desha BreckinridgeDesha BreckinridgeDesha Breckinridge was the editor and publisher of the Lexington Herald from 1897 to 1935. In 1898 he married Madeline McDowell, who became nationally known as Madeline McDowell Breckinridge. He was a brother of Sophonisba Breckinridge and the son of William Breckinridge, a member of Congress from...
(1867–1935), editor and publisher of the Lexington Herald, husband of Madeline McDowell Breckinridge and brother of Sophonisba Breckinridge - Henry S. Breckinridge (1886–1960), lawyer, politician, and Olympic fencer
- James BreckinridgeJames BreckinridgeJames Breckinridge was a Virginia lawyer and politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives. He also fought in the American Revolutionary War and served as a brigadier-general during the War of 1812.-Family and early life:Breckinridge was...
(1763–1833), Virginia lawyer and politician, Revolutionary War soldier and brigadier general in the War of 1812 - James D. BreckinridgeJames D. BreckinridgeJames Douglas Breckinridge was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He was a member of the Breckinridge family.Born in Woodville, near Louisville, Kentucky, Breckinridge attended Washington College , Lexington, Virginia from 1800 to 1803.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced...
(died 1849), U.S. Representative from Kentucky - John Breckinridge (Attorney General) (1760–1806), United States Senator and Attorney General
- John B. BreckinridgeJohn B. BreckinridgeJohn Bayne Breckinridge was an American politician, a Democrat who served as Attorney General of Kentucky twice and also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky.-Early life:...
, Attorney General of Kentucky and member of the United States House of Representatives - John C. BreckinridgeJohn C. BreckinridgeJohn Cabell Breckinridge was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was the 14th Vice President of the United States , to date the youngest vice president in U.S...
, Senator from Kentucky, fourteenth Vice President of the United States, and later Confederate general and the last Confederate Secretary of War - John Cabell Breckinridge, best known as Bunny BreckinridgeBunny BreckinridgeJohn Cabell "Bunny" Breckinridge was an American actor and drag queen, best known for his role as "The Ruler" in Ed Wood's film Plan 9 from Outer Space, his only film appearance.- Early life :...
, American actor - Joseph BreckinridgeJoseph BreckinridgeJoseph Cabell Breckinridge was an officer in the United States Navy in the Spanish-American War. He was the son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Sr., a Major General in the United States Army, and a member of the prominent Breckinridge family.-Biography:Breckinridge was born in Fort Monroe, Virginia...
, officer in the United States Navy in the Spanish-American War - Madeline McDowell BreckinridgeMadeline McDowell BreckinridgeMadeline McDowell Breckinridge was a leader of the women’s suffrage movement and one of Kentucky's leading Progressive reformers. She was also known as Madge Breckinridge and Mrs...
, Kentucky suffragette, reformer, and wife of Desha Breckinridge - Mary BreckinridgeMary BreckinridgeMary Breckinridge was an American nurse-midwife and the founder of the Frontier Nursing Service. She also was known as Mary Carson Breckinridge.She started family care centers in the Appalachian mountains...
(1881–1965), founder of the Frontier Nursing Service - Robert Jefferson BreckinridgeRobert Jefferson BreckinridgeRobert Jefferson Breckinridge was a politician and Presbyterian minister. He was a member of the Breckinridge family of Kentucky, the son of Senator John Breckinridge....
, 1860 supporter of Lincoln over his nephew John C. Breckinridge - Sophonisba BreckinridgeSophonisba BreckinridgeSophonisba Preston Breckinridge was an American activist, Progressive Era social reformer, social scientist and innovator in higher education.- Background :...
, American activist - William Campbell Preston BreckinridgeWilliam Campbell Preston BreckinridgeWilliam Campbell Preston Breckinridge was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Kentucky, a Member of the Masonic Lodge, and a Member of the Knights Templar. He was the first cousin of Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge.He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from...
, Confederate general and U.S. Representative from Kentucky - Marvin Breckinridge PattersonMarvin Breckinridge PattersonMary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson , was an American photojournalist, cinematographer, and philanthropist. She used her middle name, Marvin, both professionally and personally....
, American photojournalist, cinematographer, and philanthropist - Benjamin Breckinridge WarfieldBenjamin Breckinridge WarfieldBenjamin Breckinridge Warfield was professor of theology at Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921. Some conservative Presbyterians consider him to be the last of the great Princeton theologians before the split in 1929 that formed Westminster Seminary and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.-Early...
, principal of Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921 - Breckinridge LongBreckinridge LongBreckinridge Long was a diplomat and politician who served in the administrations of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.-Early life and career:...
, United States ambassador to Italy
Others
- Bobby Breckinridge, fictional character in Degrassi
- John Breckinridge CastlemanJohn Breckinridge CastlemanJohn Breckinridge Castleman was a brigadier general and prominent landowner and businessman in Louisville, Kentucky...
, military officer and prominent landowner and businessman in Louisville, Kentucky - Robert Breckinridge McAfee, Kentucky politician, and seventh Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
Places
In the United States:- Breckenridge, ColoradoBreckenridge, ColoradoEstablished in 1859, the historic town of Breckenridge is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Summit County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the town had a population of 4,540. The town also has many part-time residents, as many people have vacation homes in the area...
, originally spelled "Breckinridge", renamed during the Civil War - Breckinridge County, KentuckyBreckinridge County, KentuckyAs of the census of 2000, there were 18,648 people, 7,324 households, and 5,309 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 9,890 housing units at an average density of...
- Breckinridge Center, KentuckyBreckinridge Center, KentuckyBreckinridge Center is a census-designated place in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,874 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Breckinridge Center is located at ....
Things
- Breckinridge House, a dormitory at the University of Chicago named for Sophonisba Breckinridge
- Myra BreckinridgeMyra BreckinridgeMyra Breckinridge is a 1968 satirical novel by Gore Vidal written in the form of a diary. It was made into a movie in 1970. Described by the critic Dennis Altman as "part of a major cultural assault on the assumed norms of gender and sexuality which swept the western world in the late 1960s and...
, a satirical novel by Gore Vidal written in the form of a diary - Myra Breckinridge (film)Myra Breckinridge (film)Myra Breckinridge is a 1970 American campy comedy film, based on Gore Vidal's 1968 novel of the same name, the film was directed by Michael Sarne, with Raquel Welch in the title role. It also starred John Huston as Buck Loner, Mae West as Leticia Van Allen, Farrah Fawcett, Rex Reed, Roger Herren,...
, cinematic version of Vidal's novel - USS Breckinridge (DD-148)USS Breckinridge (DD-148)USS Breckinridge was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, later reclassified as AG-112...
, a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for Joseph Breckinridge