Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston (08/28/1837-11/18/1904)

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Summary

  • Occupation: U.S. Representative
  • Number of Terms: 2

Subject

  • Breckinridge, William Campbell P
  • Board of Regents
  • United States Congress
  • Representative
  • Democratic Party (U.S.)

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

Regent type

Representative (Democrat)

State

Kentucky

Notes

Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1971; Dictionary of American Biography. Volumes 1-20. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-1936; Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Volume 1, 1897-1942. Chicago: A. N. Marquis Co., 1943.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Regent Tenure: 01/15/1892-12/25/1895

Topic

  • Legislators
  • Politicians
  • Regents
  • Kentucky

Place

  • United States
  • Kentucky

Form/Genre

Biographies

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