James Breckinridge

James Breckinridge (born March 7, 1763 in Fincastle , Botetourt County , Colony of Virginia , † May 13, 1833 in Botetourt County, Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1809 and 1817 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Breckinridge was the younger brother of US Senator and Attorney General John Breckinridge (1760-1806) and a cousin of John Brown (1757-1837), James Brown (1766-1835) and Francis Preston (1765-1835), the US Senators or Congressmen were. He received a private school education and despite his youth took part in the War of Independence . He then studied at Washington College , now Washington and Lee University in Lexington . He then continued his education until 1795 at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Fincastle.

Politically, Breckinridge joined the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton . Between 1789 and 1824 he sat several times in the Virginia House of Representatives . He was also involved in building the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal . In the congressional election of 1808 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Alexander Wilson on March 4, 1809 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1817 . During this time the British-American War of 1812 fell , in which Breckinridge took part as brigadier general.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. Together with Thomas Jefferson , he was one of the founders of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville . James Breckinridge died on May 13, 1833 on his Grove Hill estate in Botetourt County.

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SURNAME	Breckinridge, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 7, 1763
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Fincastle , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	May 13, 1833
Place of death	Botetourt County , Virginia