William Campbell Preston Breckinridge
| William Campbell Preston Breckinridge | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 7th district |
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In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1895 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn |
| Succeeded by | William Claiborne Owens |
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| Born |
August 28, 1837 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | November 18, 1904 (aged 67) |
| Resting place | Lexington Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | Cousin of John C. Breckinridge |
| Children | Sophonisba Breckinridge and Desha Breckinridge |
| Alma mater |
Centre College University of Louisville |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (August 28, 1837 – November 18, 1904) 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.
W.C.P. Breckinridge was the son of R.J. Breckinridge. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky in 1855. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville in 1857. He returned to Lexington, Kentucky to engage in the practice of law.
He entered the Confederate Army in 1861 as a Captain under John Hunt Morgan, and by the end of the war held the rank of Colonel.
Following the war, he returned to Lexington, Kentucky where he resumed the practice of law, taught jurisprudence at the University of Kentucky, and was ultimately elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1885. He held that position through five Congresses (the 49th Congress through the 53rd Congress).
In 1890 he became a charter member of the District of Columbia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
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