John Cabell Breckinridge Monument (Lexington, Kentucky)

John Cabell Breckinridge Monument (Lexington, Kentucky)

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"John Cabell Breckinridge". The Historical Marker Database, https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=166078. Accessed 02 Apr. 2024.

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John Cabell Breckinridge Monument (Lexington, Kentucky)

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https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/John_Cabell_Breckinridge_Monument_(Lexington,_Kentucky)

Statue - standing soldier

The John C. Breckinridge Monument Association

"John Cabell Breckinridge Citizen Lawyer Born January 16, 1821, Lexington, Kentucky Graduate of Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 1838 Received Law Degree from Transylvania University, 1841 President Kentucky Association, now Keeneland Association In exile after Civil War, received Presidential amnesty Returned to Lexington 1869, resumed practice of law Active in insurance business and development of railroads Died May 17, 1875, buried in Lexington Cemetery Statesman Served in Kentucky House of Representatives, 1849-1850 Served in U.S. House of Representatives, 1851-1855 Youngest Vice-President in U.S. History, 1857-1861 Candidate for U.S. President, 1860 Served in U.S. Senate, 1861 Served as Secretary of War for the Confederacy, 1865 Monument Erected by the John C. Breckinridge Monument Association Dedicated November 16, 1887 Sculpted by Edward V. Valentine, Richmond, Virginia Cast in New York City by Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company Pedestal by Adams and Son, Lexington, Kentucky Originally flanked by two cast-iron, tiered fountains Bronze statue and Virginia granite base exceed 25 tons Relocated from center of Cheapside Park, 2010"

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