John Breckinridge
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Birth: Dec. 2, 1760
Staunton
Augusta County
Virginia, USA
Death: Dec. 14, 1806
Lexington
Fayette County
Kentucky, USA
US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. United States Senator from from Kentucky 1801 to 1805. United States Attorney General from 1805 to1 806. Died in office. He was the Grandfather of United States Vice President John Cabell Breckinridge.
Obituary from the Kentucky Gazette --
Hon. John Breckinridge, Attorney-General of the United States. Died Sunday morning at 8 o'clock, Dec. 14, 1806, of an infection of the stomach.
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Parents:
Robert Preston Breckenridge (1712 - 1772)
Letitia Preston Breckenridge (1729 - 1797)
Spouse:
Mary Hopkins Cabell Breckinridge (1769 - 1858)
Children:
Letitia Preston Breckinridge Porter (1786 - 1831)*
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788 - 1823)*
Mary Ann Breckenridge Castleman (1794 - 1816)*
John B. Breckinridge (1797 - 1841)*
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800 - 1871)*
William Lewis Breckinridge (1803 - 1876)*
James Monroe Breckinridge (1806 - 1820)*
Sibling:
John Breckinridge (1760 - 1806)
James Breckinridge (1763 - 1833)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Lexington Cemetery
Lexington
Fayette County
Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section O, Lot 134
