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    William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (August 28, 1837 – November 18, 1904) was a lawyer and Democratic politician from Kentucky; a U.S. Representative...
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  • Marie Lettice Preston Breckinridge and Rev. William Collins Handy. Nephew of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge. Desha Breckinridge (1867–1935), editor...
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  • William Breckinridge may refer to: William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837–1904), lawyer and politician, U.S. representative from Kentucky's 7th congressional...
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    contingent of Kentuckians under the command of his cousin, William Campbell Preston Breckinridge. Feeling honor bound to protect Davis, he attempted to create...
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    few candidates for Congress and other offices, including William Campbell Preston Breckinridge in Kentucky. The new party's founders were disenchanted...
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  • The Breckinridge family exerted a powerful influence in the divided slave-state of Kentucky, with Breckinridge County dating back well before its current...
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  • over his nephew John C. Breckinridge Sophonisba Breckinridge (1866–1948), American activist William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837–1904), Confederate...
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  • Horn" of having sent the letter. Representative (Rep.) William Campbell Preston Breckinridge of Kentucky (Democrat) was sued by his former mistress,...
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    as Madeline McDowell Breckinridge. He was a brother of Sophonisba Breckinridge and the son of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, a member of Congress...
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    Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (/sɒfɒˈnizbə prɛstən brɛkɛnrɪdʒ/; April 1, 1866 – July 30, 1948) was an American activist, Progressive Era social reformer...
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  • that state. Member of Lexington Lodge No. 1 in Lexington. William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837–1904), congressman from Kentucky. Member of Lexington...
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    General of the United States. John B. Breckinridge was also the great-nephew of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge who also represented Kentucky in the...
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  • They also nominated a few other candidates, including William Campbell Preston Breckinridge for Congress in Kentucky, but they won no elections. Bryan...
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    governor of Kentucky John Cabell Breckinridge, vice-president of the United States William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, Representative from Kentucky John...
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  • family. He was the son of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge and brother of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He served...
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    over 2,000 cavalrymen under Basil W. Duke and Breckinridge's cousin William Campbell Preston Breckinridge—traveled southwest to meet Taylor at Mobile....
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    Representatives and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 and 2022 William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837–1901) (class of 1857), former United States House...
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    Crittenden, Boyd Winchester, and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge. Other graduates during his term included John C. Breckinridge (1838), John Christian Bullitt...
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  • Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives Colonel William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, CSA – U.S. representative from Kentucky Charles E. Chamberlain...
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    with supporters of John C. Breckinridge for president, including Breckinridge's cousin, William Campbell Preston Breckinridge. It is not clear exactly when...
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    of which both Breckinridge and the other man were members. On March 11, 1823, Breckinridge married his cousin, Ann Sophonisba Preston, at her home in...
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  • non-matriculating students of Transylvania University. William T. Barry, United States Postmaster General John C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States, graduated...
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    Breckinridge (May 20, 1872 – November 25, 1920) was an American leader of the women's suffrage movement in Kentucky. She married Desha Breckinridge,...
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    Reconstruction, followed by a gradual decline in the number of former slaveowners. William Richardson of Alabama was the last of the continuous line of former slaveholders...
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    dedication of the monument. The dedication speaker was William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, who served as a colonel for John Hunt Morgan's 9th Kentucky...
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    President John C. Breckinridge, Virginia governors James McDowell and James Patton Preston, South Carolina's William Campbell Preston and Missouri governor...
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    nominate a Southern Democrat, John C. Breckinridge. Having divided the once majority Congressional party, Breckinridge won Electoral College votes in seven...
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    governor John Y. Brown, and future Kentucky congressman William Campbell Preston Breckinridge. Morrow then enrolled in the law school at Transylvania...
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  • John B. Breckinridge 1973–1979 Kentucky Democratic 1913–1979 John C. Breckinridge 1851–1855 Kentucky Democratic 1821–1875 William Campbell Preston Breckinridge...
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    William Claiborne Owens (October 17, 1849 – November 18, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Georgetown, Kentucky, Owens attended...
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