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James Breckinridge (March 7, 1763 – May 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 .
James Breckenridge Speed was born on January 4, 1844, in Boonville, Missouri to Marry Ellen (née Shallcross) and William Pope Speed, son of John Speed. His mother died when he was an infant. [1] He came to Louisville as an 11-year-old, James B. Speed was raised there by aunt Lucy Fry Speed, thus always considered a Louisvillian.
Alexander Breckenridge (1752–1801), son of Robert Breckenridge and Mary Poage, here termed Captain Alexander Breckenridge. Married wealthy widow Jane (Buchanan) Floyd whose son John Floyd was Governor of Virginia. [4] [5] Alexander and Jane had three sons: James Douglas Breckenridge, Henry Brown Breckenridge, and Robert Breckenridge. [4]
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. Breckinridge .
John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American politician who served as the 14th vice president of the United States, with President James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861.
The college was founded in 1925 by the children of James Breckenridge (J.B.) Speed using a grant from the James Breckenridge Speed Foundation. William S. Speed and Olive Speed Sackett used the grant to established an endowment to honor J. B. Speed.
Her namesake was United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General James Carson Breckinridge (1877-1942), who was the grandson of John Cabell Breckinridge, who served as Vice President of the United States from 1857 to 1861.
Breckinridge (surname) Breckinridge family; Marvin Breckinridge Patterson (1905–2002), American photojournalist, cinematographer, and philanthropist; Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851–1921), principal of Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921