John Cabell Breckinridge
16 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875
John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) was born 16 Jan. 1821 in Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky. He was the son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Mary Clay Smith. He married Mary Cyrene Burch on 11 Dec. 1843 in Scott Co., Kentucky. He served as Vice President of the United States while Wilford Woodruff served in the Utah Territorial Legislature. He died 17 May 1875 in Lexington.
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