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John C. Breckinridge

1821 - 1875

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John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American politician who served as the 14th vice president of the United States, with President James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861. Assuming office at the age of 36, Breckinridge is the youngest vice president in U.S. history. Breckinridge was also the Southern Democratic candidate in the 1860 presidential election, which he lost to Republican Abraham Lincoln. Breckinridge was born near Lexington, Kentucky, to a prominent local family. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John C. Breckinridge is the 8,755th most popular politician (up from 10,546th in 2019), the 3,239th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,750th in 2019) and the 282nd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John C. Breckinridge ranks 8,755 out of 19,576. Before him are Mandukhai, Lev Karakhan, Bodawpaya, Petar Brzica, Teimuraz I of Kakheti, and Nambaryn Enkhbayar. After him are Edmund Stoiber, Mithridates I Callinicus, Indulf, Neferkara I, Albert Azaryan, and William II, Count of Flanders.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1821, John C. Breckinridge ranks 39. Before him are Franz Doppler, Ford Madox Brown, Albert, 4th duc de Broglie, Napoleon Sarony, Leon Pinsker, and Gabriel García Moreno. After him are Mary Baker Eddy, Ferdinand Gregorovius, Philipp Ludwig von Seidel, Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este, Ion C. Brătianu, and Cyprian Norwid. Among people deceased in 1875, John C. Breckinridge ranks 34. Before him are Tristan Corbière, Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, Louise Farrenc, Svetozar Marković, and Gabriel García Moreno. After him are Antoine-Louis Barye, Frederick William, Elector of Hesse, Carl Jakob Sundevall, January Suchodolski, Henri Labrouste, and Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John C. Breckinridge ranks 3,239 out of 20,380. Before him are Abe Vigoda (1921), Jack Daniel (1850), Mickey Cohen (1913), Linda Blair (1959), Fernando J. Corbató (1926), and Riddick Bowe (1967). After him are Larry David (1947), Fife Symington (1945), Nikki Sixx (1958), Debra Paget (1933), Aldrich Ames (1941), and Brandy Norwood (1979).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John C. Breckinridge ranks 282. Before him are Elihu Root (1845), Kamehameha III (1814), John Fetterman (1969), Moses Finley (1912), Maxwell D. Taylor (1901), and Garret Hobart (1844). After him are Lindsey Graham (1955), Bob Dole (1923), Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747), James S. Sherman (1855), John Canfield Spencer (1788), and Larry Hogan (1956).

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