He never was a president, but he did run for president in the 1860 election against Lincoln, Douglas, and Bell.
Stephen A. Douglas - Herschel Vespasian Johnson (Democratic)Abraham Lincoln - Hannibal Hamlin (Republican),John C. Breckinridge - Joseph Lane (Southern Democratic)John Bell - Edward Everett (Constitutional Union).Abraham Lincoln won the election to become the 16th President of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen A. Douglas.
John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, John Calvin Coolidge, and John F. Kennedy. There were 5 Vice-Presidents named John: Washington - John Adams; John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson - John Calhoun; Harrison - John Tyler; Buchanan - John Breckinridge; FDR - John Garner
John Breckinridge was absolutely for the continuation of slavery, evidenced by the fact that he ran for President in 1860 as the candidate for the pro-slavery Democratic party and was a Major General in the Confederate Army (he also served as Secretary of War for the CSA).
Bill Breckinridge was born October 16, 1907, in Tulsa, OK, USA.
John C. Breckinridge, the 14th vice-President of the United States, was born in Lexington, Kentucky.
United States Vice President John C. Breckinridge was Vice President under James Buchanan.
John Breckinridge
James Buchanan's vice president was John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky.
John C. Breckinridge -:))
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14th Vice President John C. Breckinridge (36)
John Breckinridge's birth name is John Cabell Breckinridge.
John C. Breckinridge was born January 16, 1821 in Lexington, Kentucky, and became vice-President on March 4, 1857, at the age of 36.
On November 6, 1860, Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States, beating Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckinridge of the Southern Democrats, and John Bell of the new Constitutional Union Party.
John C. Breckinridge
Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed General John C. Breckinridge to be the new secretary of war on February 6, 1865. Breckinridge replaced John A. Seddon who had resigned.