John C. Breckinridge
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| Født | 16. januar 1821  Lexington |
| Død | 17. maj 1875 (54 år) Lexington |
| Dødsårsag | Skrumpelever |
| Gravsted | Lexington Cemetery |
| Nationalitet |  Amerikansk |
| Politisk parti | Demokratiske parti |
| Far | Cabell Breckinridge |
| Mor | Mary Stanhope Clay Smith |
| Ægtefælle | Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge (fra 1843) |
| Børn | Clifton R. Breckinridge, John Witherspoon Breckinridge |
| Uddannelse og virke | |
| Uddannelsessted | Centre College, Princeton Universitet, Transylvania University |
| Beskæftigelse | Slaveholder, universitetslærer, advokat, militærperson, politiker |
| Arbejdssted | Washington D.C. |
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John Cabell Breckinridge (født 16. januar 1821, død 17. maj 1875) var en amerikansk advokat, politiker og general for Konføderationen under den amerikanske borgerkrig. Som politiker sad han i kongressen, både i Repræsentanternes hus og i Senatet som senator for Kentucky. Han var den sidste krigsminister for konføderationen og senere blev han den 14. vicepræsident i USA. Han gjorde tjeneste under præsident James Buchanan i perioden 1857 – 1861, og er den yngste vicepræsident i USA's historie.
Breckinridge stillede op som præsidentkandidat ved valget i 1860, men tabte til republikaneren Abraham Lincoln.
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U.S. flag with 34 stars. In use from 4 July 1861 to 3 July 1863. Created by jacobolus using Adobe Illustrator, and released into the public domain.
U.S. flag with 34 stars. In use from 4 July 1861 to 3 July 1863. Created by jacobolus using Adobe Illustrator, and released into the public domain.
Seal of the Vice President of the United States. The blazon is defined in Executive Order 11884 as:
The design is the same as the Seal of the President of the United States, except that there is no ring of stars, the clouds are gray (instead of proper), the stars are gray (instead of argent), the scroll is gray (instead of white), the arrows are gray (instead of proper), and the background colors and inscription (obviously) differ.The Coat of Arms of the Vice President of the United States shall be of the following design:
SHIELD: Paleways of thirteen pieces argent and gules, a chief azure; upon the breast of an American eagle displayed holding in his dexter talon an olive branch proper and in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows gray, and in his beak a gray scroll inscribed "E PLURIBUS UNUM" sable.
CREST: Behind and above the eagle a radiating glory or, on which appears an arc of thirteen cloud puffs gray, and a constellation of thirteen mullets gray.
The Seal of the Vice President of the United States shall consist of the Coat of Arms encircled by the words "Vice President of the United States."
John C. Breckinridge. Library of Congress description: "Breckinridge, Hon. John C. Senator from Ky. General in CSA, Sec of War Confederate Cabinet"
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National flag of the Confederate States from March 4 to May 21, 1861.
Signature of John C. Breckinridge.
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National flag of the Confederate States from March 4 to May 21, 1861.