About Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr.
Lived 1833 – 1915 (aged 81). Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. (September 14, 1833 – March 13, 1915) was a Kentucky politician and a member of the Breckenridge political family.
Life He was the son of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge and brother of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He served as a colonel in the Confederate Army in the Civil War. He later represented Kentucky in the First Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1864. After the war he served as a judge. He married Katharine Morrison in 1856.
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Who was Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr.?
American politician (1833-1915)
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Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. was born on 14 September 1833 in Baltimore.
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Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. died on 13 March 1915.
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Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. was American.
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