James D. Breckinridge

James Douglas Breckinridge (* 1781 near Louisville , Kentucky ; †  May 6, 1849 there ) was an American politician . Between 1821 and 1823 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Breckinridge was a member of a well-known family of politicians, the most notable member of which was John C. Breckinridge , from 1857 to 1861 Vice President of the United States . Other family members held high political offices at the state and federal levels. Breckinridge studied between 1800 and 1803 at Washington College , today's Washington and Lee University in Lexington ( Virginia ). After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Louisville in this profession. He rejected an appointment as a judge in 1826.

Politically, Breckinridge joined the Democratic Republican Party . Between 1809 and 1811 he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives . After the death of Wingfield Bullock in 1821, he was elected as his successor to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due by election in the eighth constituency of Kentucky , where he took up his new mandate on November 21, 1821. Since he was not confirmed in the regular elections of 1822, he could only end the current legislative period of his predecessor until March 3, 1823.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, James Breckinridge withdrew from politics. He practiced as a lawyer again until his death in 1849.

Web links

• James D. Breckinridge in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James D. Breckinridge in the database of Find a Grave (English)