John B. Breckinridge

John Bayne Breckinridge (born November 29, 1913 in Washington, DC , † July 29, 1979 in Lexington , Kentucky ) was an American politician . Between 1973 and 1979 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Breckinridge came from a well-known family of politicians; its most notable member was his great-great-grandfather John C. Breckinridge , who was between 1857 and 1861 Vice President of the United States . He attended Lexington public schools . By 1937 he studied at the University of Kentucky . After a subsequent law degree at the same university and his admission as a lawyer in 1940, he began to practice in Lexington in his new profession. From 1940 to 1941 Breckinridge worked as an attorney for the Federal Department of Justice .

During World War II , he served as an officer in the United States Army between 1941 and 1946 . He made it up to the lieutenant colonel. Between 1946 and 1972 he worked as a lawyer again. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1956 and 1960 he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives . From 1960 to 1964 and again between 1968 and 1972 he was Attorney General of Kentucky. From 1960 to 1964 he was also a member of a commission to standardize the laws of the various states. In July 1960, Breckinridge was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles , where John F. Kennedy was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the 1972 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the sixth constituency of Kentucky, where he succeeded William P. Curlin on January 3, 1973 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1979 . The Watergate affair took place at this time . Breckinridge was no longer nominated by his party for the 1978 elections. He then worked as a lawyer again until his death on July 29, 1979.

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SURNAME	Breckinridge, John B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Breckinridge, John Bayne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 29, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH	Washington, DC
DATE OF DEATH	July 29, 1979
Place of death	Lexington , Kentucky