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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | John B. Breckinridge |
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Lexington, Kentucky , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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November 29, 1913
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| Died | July 29, 1979
(65 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | (great-great-grandson of John Breckinridge, great-great-great-nephew of James Breckinridge, and great-nephew of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Washington, D.C., November 29, 1913; attended various Lexington schools, Massie Preparatory, Versailles, Ky., Tome Preparatory, Port Deposit, Md.; A.B., University of Kentucky, 1937; LL.B., same university, 1939; admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1940 and commenced practice in Lexington; special attorney, Anti-Trust Division, United States Department of Justice, 1940-1941; served in United States Army, 1941-1946, and attained rank of lieutenant colonel; private law practice, 1946-1972; member, Kentucky house of representatives, 1956-1960; attorney general of Kentucky, 1960-1964 and 1968-1972; corporation counsel, city of Lexington, 1964; commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law, 1960-1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1960; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1979); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Lexington, Ky., where he died July 29, 1979; cremated; ashes interred at Lexington Cemetery.
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