James Breckinridge
James Breckinridge | |
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Alexander Wilson | |
| Succeeded by | John Floyd |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Botetourt County | |
| In office 1823 Alongside Allen Taylor | |
| In office 1819–1820 Alongside Jesse Rowland, Thomas Burwell | |
| In office 1806–1807 Alongside Charles Beale, Andrew Lewis | |
| In office 1796–1801 Alongside Thomas Madison, John Miller, William McClanahan | |
| In office 1789–1790 Alongside Robert Harvey, Martin McFerran | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1763 near College of William and Mary Washington College |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Brigadier-general |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War War of 1812 |
James Breckinridge (March 7, 1763 – May 13, 1833) was a
Family and early life
Breckinridge was born near
He studied under private tutors and during the Revolutionary War, he served in Colonel Preston's rifle regiment under General
He built Breckinridge Mill in 1822, to replace an earlier mill he built in 1804.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with a boundary increase in 2002.[4]
Political career
Breckinridge served as a delegate to the Virginia House of Delegates intermittently between 1789 and 1824. He took a special interest in the construction of the
At one point he ran for governor of Virginia but was defeated by James Monroe.
Elections
- 1809; Breckinridge was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 56.72% of the vote, defeating Democrat-Republican Alexander Wilson.
- 1811; Breckinridge was re-elected with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Democrat-Republican Thomas L. Preston.
- 1813; Breckinridge was re-elected unopposed.
- 1815; Breckinridge was re-elected unopposed.
Death and burial
Breckinridge died at his country home, "Grove Hill," Botetourt County, Virginia, May 13, 1833, and was buried in the family burial plot on his estate near Fincastle.
References
- ^ Gunter, Donald W. "Breckinridge, James (1763–1833)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ Dictionary of American Biography Vol. 2, p 5
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Breckinridge Mill" (PDF).
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- United States Congress. "James Breckinridge (id: B000785)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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