Breckinridge (surname)

Breckinridge is a surname, and may refer to: *

Aida de Acosta Aida de Acosta Root Breckinridge (July 28, 1884 – May 26, 1962) was an American socialite and aviator. She was the first woman to fly a powered aircraft solo. In 1903, while in Paris with her mother, she caught her first glimpse of dirigibles. ...

(, 1884–1962), in 1903 flew Santos Dumont's dirigible airship *

Cabell Breckinridge Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (July 14, 1788 – September 1, 1823) was a lawyer, soldier, slaveholder and politician in the U.S. state of Kentucky. From 1816 to 1819, he represented Fayette County in the Kentucky House of Representatives, and fe ...

(1788–1823), lawyer and politician in Kentucky *

Clifton R. Breckinridge Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (November 22, 1846 – December 3, 1932) was a Democratic alderman, congressman, diplomat, businessman and veteran of the Confederate Army and Navy. He was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family, the son o ...

(1846–1932), congressman from Kentucky, Minister to Russia, son of John C. Breckinridge *

Desha Breckinridge Desha Breckinridge (August 5, 1867 – February 18, 1935) was the editor and publisher of the ''Lexington Herald'' from 1897 to 1935. In 1898 he married Madeline McDowell, who became nationally known as Madeline McDowell Breckinridge. He was a bro ...

(1867–1935), editor and publisher of the ''Lexington Herald'', husband of Madeline McDowell Breckinridge and brother of Sophonisba Breckinridge * Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886–1960), lawyer, politician, and Olympic fencer *

James Breckinridge James Breckinridge (March 7, 1763May 13, 1833) was a Virginia lawyer and politician and a member of the Breckinridge family. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives. He also fought in the Ame ...

(1763–1833), Virginia lawyer and politician, Revolutionary War soldier and brigadier general in the War of 1812 *

James Carson Breckinridge James Carson Breckinridge (September 13, 1877 – March 2, 1942) was a lieutenant general of the United States Marine Corps. He was the son of Clifton Rhodes Breckinridge and grandson of Vice President and Confederate Major General John C. Breck ...

(1877–1942), United States Marine Corps officer * James D. Breckinridge (died 1849), U.S. Representative from Kentucky *

John Breckinridge (U.S. Attorney General) John Breckinridge (December 2, 1760 – December 14, 1806) was a lawyer, slave-owning planter, soldier, and politician in the U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound togethe ...

(1760–1806), United States Senator and Attorney General *

John B. Breckinridge John Bayne Breckinridge (November 29, 1913 – July 29, 1979) was an American politician, a Democrat who served as Attorney General of Kentucky twice and also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky. Ear ...

(1913–1979), Attorney General of Kentucky and member of the United States House of Representatives * John C. Breckinridge (1821–1875), Senator from Kentucky, fourteenth Vice President of the United States, and later Confederate general and the last Confederate Secretary of War * John Cabell Breckinridge, best known as

Bunny Breckinridge John Cabell "Bunny" Breckinridge (August 6, 1903 – November 5, 1996) was an American actor and drag queen, best known for his role as "The Ruler" in Ed Wood's film ''Plan 9 from Outer Space'', his only film appearance. Early life Breckinridg ...

, American actor *

Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr. Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr. (January 14, 1842 – August 18, 1920) was a Union Army officer from Kentucky during the American Civil War. In later life, he became a brigadier general in the U.S. Regular Army and Inspector General of the Army as ...

(1842–1920), officer in the United States Navy in the Spanish–American War * Madeline McDowell Breckinridge (1872–1920), Kentucky suffragette, reformer, and wife of Desha Breckinridge *

Mary Carson Breckinridge Mary Carson Breckinridge (February 17, 1881 – May 16, 1965) was an American nurse midwife and the founder of the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS), which provided comprehensive family medical care to the mountain people of rural Kentucky. FNS s ...

(1881–1965), founder of the Frontier Nursing Service * Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge (1826–1907), wife of John C. Breckinridge and Second Lady of the United States * Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800–1871), 1860 supporter of Lincoln over his nephew John C. Breckinridge *

Sophonisba Breckinridge Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (April 1, 1866 – July 30, 1948) was an American activist, Progressive Era social reformer, social scientist and innovator in higher education. She was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in political science and ...

(1866–1948), American activist *

William Campbell Preston Breckinridge William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (August 28, 1837 – November 18, 1904) was a lawyer and Democratic politician from Kentucky; a U.S. Representative from 1885 to 1895. He was a scion of the Breckinridge political family: grandson of Senato ...

(1837–1904), Confederate general and U.S. Representative from Kentucky * William Robertson "Bill" Breckinridge (1907-1958), Major League pitcher, briefly, and longtime Tulsa attorney {{surname