BRECKINRIDGE

Meaning of BRECKINRIDGE in English

/brek"euhn rij'/ , n.

John Cabell , 1821-75, vice president of the U.S. 1857-61: Confederate general in the American Civil War.

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BRECKINRIDGE — biographical name John Cabell 1821-1875 American politician; vice president of the United States (1857-61)
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BRECKINRIDGE — biographical name John Cabell 1821-1875 American politician; vice president of the United States (1857-61)
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BRECKINRIDGE — Classification: County Located in: Kentucky (KY) Total Population (2000): 18648 Total Housing Units (2000): 9890 Land Area (square meters): 1482535646 …
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BRECKINRIDGE — Pronunciation: ' bre-k ə n-( ˌ )rij Function: biographical name John Cabell 1821-1875 American polit.; vice pres. of the U.S. …
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BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN C(ABELL) — born Jan. 21, 1821, near Lexington, Ky., U.S. died May 17, 1875, Lexington U.S. politician, vice president (1857–61), and Confederate …
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BRECKINRIDGE, SOPHONISBA PRESTON — born April 1, 1866, Lexington, Ky., U.S. died July 30, 1948, Chicago, Ill. American welfare worker who led the social-work …
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BRECKINRIDGE, MARY — born Feb. 17, 1881, Memphis, Tenn., U.S. died May 16, 1965, Hyden, Ky. American nurse-midwife whose establishment of neonatal and …
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BRECKINRIDGE, MADELINE MCDOWELL — born May 20, 1872, Woodlake, Ky., U.S. died Nov. 25, 1920, Lexington, Ky. ne Madeline McDowell American social reformer whose …
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BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN C(ABELL) — born Jan. 21, 1821, near Lexington, Ky., U.S. died May 17, 1875, Lexington John Breckinridge, oil on canvas by M.W. …
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BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN C — Additional reading A full-length biography of Breckinridge is William C. Davis, Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol (1974, reissued 1992). He is …
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BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN — born Dec. 2, 1760, Staunton, Va. died Dec. 14, 1806, Lexington, Ky., U.S. Kentucky politician who sponsored Thomas Jefferson's Virginia …
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BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN CABELL — born Jan. 21, 1821, near Lexington, Ky., U.S. died May 17, 1875, Lexington U.S. politician, vice president (185761), and Confederate …
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BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN C — born Jan. 21, 1821, near Lexington, Ky., U.S. died May 17, 1875, Lexington U.S. politician, vice president (185761), and Confederate …
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YANCEY, WILLIAM LOWNDES — born , Aug. 10, 1814, Warren county, Ga., U.S. died July 27, 1863, Montgomery, Ala. U.S. politician. He was admitted …
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DOUGLAS, STEPHEN A(RNOLD) — born April 23, 1813, Brandon, Vt., U.S. died June 3, 1861, Chicago, Ill. U.S. politician. He was elected to the …
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CABELL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Breckinridge John Cabell Cabell James Branch Cabell Calloway III
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INTELLIGENCE — in government operations, evaluated information concerning such things as the strength, activities, and probable courses of action of other nations …
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YANCEY, WILLIAM LOWNDES — born , Aug. 10, 1814, Warren County, Ga., U.S. died July 27, 1863, Montgomery, Ala. American southern political leader and …
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WELLESLEY COLLEGE — private women's college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S., one of the Seven Sisters schools. A liberal arts college, Wellesley grants bachelor's …
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NEW MARKET — town, Shenandoah county, northwestern Virginia, U.S., in the Shenandoah Valley. Laid out in 1784 and early known as Crossroads, it …
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LEXINGTON-FAYETTE — city and urban county, coextensive with Fayette county, north-central Kentucky, U.S., the focus of the Bluegrass region and a major …
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LATHROP, JULIA CLIFFORD — born June 29, 1858, Rockford, Ill., U.S. died April 15, 1932, Rockford American social welfare worker who was the first …
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KEY, DAVID M(CKENDREE) — born Jan. 27, 1824, Greene Co., Tenn., U.S. died Feb. 3, 1900, Chattanooga, Tenn. lawyer and Confederate Army officer who …
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DOUGLAS, STEPHEN A(RNOLD) — born April 23, 1813, Brandon, Vt., U.S. died June 3, 1861, Chicago U.S. politician, leader of the Democratic Party, and …
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY — liberal political party in the Republic of South Africa that was established in 1989 by the merger of the Progressive …
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BUCHANAN, JAMES — born April 23, 1791, near Mercersburg, Pa., U.S. died June 1, 1868, near Lancaster, Pa. James Buchanan, photograph by Mathew …
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ALABAMA PLATFORM — in U.S. history, Southern political leader William L. Yancey's response (1848) to the antislavery Wilmot Proviso (q.v.). The Alabama platform …
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ABBOTT, GRACE — born Nov. 17, 1878, Grand Island, Neb., U.S. died June 19, 1939, Chicago, Ill. Grace Abbott, chief of the U.S. …
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ABBOTT, EDITH — born Sept. 26, 1876, Grand Island, Neb., U.S. died July 28, 1957, Grand Island American social worker, educator, and author …
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