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Williams-Clay-Breckinridge family
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- John Williams of Montpelier (1731-1799) — of
Granville County (part now in Vance
County), N.C. Born in Hanover
County, Va., March 14,
1731. Double first cousin of Richard
Henderson and Thomas
Henderson; first cousin of John
Williams, Nathaniel
Williams, Jr., Robert
Williams and Joseph
Williams of Shallow Ford; father-in-law of Robert
Burton; double first cousin once removed of Archibald
Henderson; double first cousin once removed and uncle by marriage
of Leonard
Henderson. Delegate to
North Carolina provincial congress, 1775; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1777-78; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1778-79; associate
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1779-99. Died in
Montpelier, Vance
County, N.C., October
10, 1799. Interment at a
private or family graveyard, Vance County, N.C.
- Richard Henderson (1735-1785) — of North Carolina.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., April 20,
1735. Double first cousin of John
Williams of Montpelier; first cousin of John
Williams, Nathaniel
Williams, Jr., Robert
Williams and Joseph
Williams of Shallow Ford; brother of Thomas
Henderson; father of Archibald
Henderson and Leonard
Henderson. Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1768-73; member of North
Carolina state legislature. Anglican.
Pioneer and colonizer in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky;
organized what became known as the Transylvania Land Company, which
made treaties with the Cherokees, hired Daniel Boone as advance agent
to blaze a trail through the Cumberland Gap, and created Transylvania
Colony in Kentucky and Tennessee. Died in Granville
County, N.C., January
30, 1785. Interment at a
private or family graveyard, Vance County, N.C.
- Patrick Henry (1736-1799) — of Virginia. Born in
Studley, Hanover
County, Va., May 29,
1736. Cousin of Isaac
Coles; uncle by marriage of Francis
Preston; grandfather of William
Henry Roane; granduncle of William
Campbell Preston; great-great-great-grandfather of Robert
Lee Henry. Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774; general in the
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Governor of
Virginia, 1776; member of Virginia
state senate, 1799. Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1920. Died near Brookneal, Campbell
County, Va., June 6,
1799. Interment at Red
Hill Cemetery, Brookneal, Va. Henry counties in Ala., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., Mo., Ohio, Tenn. and Va. are named
for him.
- John Williams (1740-1804) — of Orange
County, N.C.; Caswell
County, N.C. Born in Hanover
County, Va., July 7,
1740. First cousin of John
Williams of Montpelier, Richard
Henderson and Thomas
Henderson; brother of Nathaniel
Williams, Jr., Robert
Williams and Joseph
Williams of Shallow Ford; grandfather of Christopher
Harris Williams; great-great-grandfather of John
Sharp Williams. Delegate to
North Carolina provincial congress, 1775; colonel in the
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1778-80; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1782, 1793-94. Died in Caswell
County, N.C., December, 1804.
Interment somewhere
in Locust Hill, N.C.
- Nathaniel Williams, Jr. (1742-1805) — of Guilford
County, N.C. Born in Hanover
County, Va., October
1, 1742. First cousin of John
Williams of Montpelier, Richard
Henderson and Thomas
Henderson; brother of John
Williams, Robert
Williams and Joseph
Williams of Shallow Ford. Lawyer; planter; delegate to
North Carolina provincial congress, 1775. Accidentally drowned
while trying to ford a swollen stream, in Rockingham
County, N.C., January
25, 1805. Burial
location unknown.
- Robert Williams (1744-1790) — of North Carolina.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., August 4,
1744. First cousin of John
Williams of Montpelier, Richard
Henderson and Thomas
Henderson; brother of John
Williams, Nathaniel
Williams, Jr. and Joseph
Williams of Shallow Ford. Lawyer; Adjutant
General of North Carolina. Died in North Carolina, 1790.
Burial
location unknown.
- Joseph Winston (1746-1815) — of North Carolina. Born
in Louisa
County, Va., June 17,
1746. Father-in-law of Robert
Williams; father of Louis
L. Winston and Fountain
Winston. Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate, 1790; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1793-95, 1803-07 (at-large
1793-95, 12th District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07). Died near
Germantown, Stokes
County, N.C., April 21,
1815. Original interment in private or family graveyard;
reinterment at Guilford
Battle Grounds, Greensboro, N.C.
- Isaac Coles (1747-1813) — of Virginia. Born in Richmond,
Va., March 2,
1747. Cousin of Patrick
Henry; father of Walter
Coles. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1789-91, 1793-97 (at-large 1789-91,
6th District 1793-97). Died near Chatham, Pittsylvania
County, Va., June 3,
1813. Interment in private or family graveyard.
- Robert Burton (1747-1825) — of North Carolina. Born
near Chase City, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., October
20, 1747. Son-in-law of John
Williams of Montpelier; uncle of Hutchins
Gordon Burton. Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1787. Died May 31,
1825. Interment at a
private or family graveyard, Vance County, N.C.
- Joseph Williams of Shallow Ford (1748-1827) — also
known as "Duke of Surry" — of Surry
County, N.C. Born in Hanover
County, Va., March 27,
1748. First cousin of John
Williams of Montpelier, Richard
Henderson and Thomas
Henderson; brother of John
Williams, Nathaniel
Williams, Jr. and Robert
Williams. Delegate to
North Carolina provincial congress, 1775; served in the
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Died in Surry
County, N.C., August
11, 1827. Interment at a
private or family graveyard, Forsyth County, N.C.
- Thomas Henderson (1752-1815) — of Guilford
County, N.C. Born in Granville
County, N.C., 1752.
Double first cousin of John
Williams of Montpelier; brother of Richard
Henderson; first cousin of John
Williams, Nathaniel
Williams, Jr., Robert
Williams and Joseph
Williams of Shallow Ford; uncle of Archibald
Henderson and Leonard
Henderson. Delegate to
North Carolina provincial congress, 1775. Died in Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C., March 31,
1815. Burial
location unknown.
- Matthew Clay (1754-1815) — of Virginia. Born in Halifax
County, Va., March 25,
1754. Brother of Green
Clay; second cousin by marriage of Robert
Williams, Archibald
Henderson, Leonard
Henderson and Marmaduke
Williams; first cousin once removed of Henry
Clay (1777-1852) and Porter
Clay; first cousin by marriage of John
Williams and Lewis
Williams; second cousin once removed of Clement
Comer Clay; father of Matthew
Clay (1795?-1827); first cousin twice removed of Thomas
Hart Clay and James
Brown Clay; uncle of Brutus
Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius
Marcellus Clay; second cousin twice removed of Clement
Claiborne Clay, Jr.; granduncle of Thomas
Clay McCreery and Brutus
Junius Clay (1847-1932); first cousin thrice removed of Henry
Clay (1849-1884). Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during
the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1790-94; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1797-1813, 1815 (at-large
1797-1807, 14th District 1807-13, 15th District 1815); died in office
1815. Died suddenly while making
a speech at Halifax Court House, Halifax
County, Va., May 27,
1815. Interment at a
private or family graveyard, Pittsylvania County, Va.
- Robert Breckinridge (1754-1833) — of Kentucky. Born
in Virginia, 1754.
Half-brother of John
Breckinridge and James
Breckinridge. Served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1792-95. Died in 1833.
Interment at a
private or family graveyard, Jefferson County, Ky.
- John Brown (1757-1837) — Born in Staunton,
Va., September
12, 1757. Cousin of John
Breckinridge, James
Breckinridge and Francis
Preston; brother of James
Brown; grandfather of Benjamin
Gratz Brown. Served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; member of Virginia
state senate, 1784-88; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1787-88; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1789-92 (at-large 1789-91, 2nd
District 1791-92); U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1792-1805. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., August
29, 1837. Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
- Green Clay (1757-1826) — Born August
14, 1757. Brother of Matthew
Clay (1754-1815); first cousin once removed of Henry
Clay (1777-1852) and Porter
Clay; second cousin once removed of Clement
Comer Clay; uncle of Matthew
Clay (1795?-1827); first cousin twice removed of Thomas
Hart Clay and James
Brown Clay; father of Brutus
Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius
Marcellus Clay; second cousin twice removed of Clement
Claiborne Clay, Jr.; granduncle of Thomas
Clay McCreery; grandfather of Green
Clay Smith and Brutus
Junius Clay (1847-1932); first cousin thrice removed of Henry
Clay (1849-1884). Served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state legislature, 1788-89;
member of Kentucky state legislature, 1793-94; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1795-98, 1807; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; general in the
U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Member, Freemasons.
Died October
31, 1826. Interment at White
Hall Family Cemetery, Richmond, Ky. Clay County,
Ky. is named for him.
- John Breckinridge (1760-1806) — of Kentucky. Born
near Staunton, Augusta
County, Va., December
2, 1760. Son of Robert Breckinridge and Letitia (Preston)
Breckinridge; half-brother of Robert
Breckinridge (1754-1833); cousin of John
Brown, Francis
Preston and James
Brown; married 1785 to Mary
Cabell; brother of James
Breckinridge; father-in-law of Peter
Buell Porter; father of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge and Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; grandfather of John
Cabell Breckinridge, Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; great-grandfather of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge; great-great-grandfather of John
Bayne Breckinridge. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; U.S.
District Attorney for Kentucky, 1793-94; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1793-97; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1788-90; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1799-1801; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1801-05; U.S.
Attorney General, 1805-06; died in office 1806. Presbyterian.
Died near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
14, 1806. Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ky.; reinterment at
Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky. Breckinridge
County, Ky. is named for him.
- James Breckinridge (1763-1833) — of Virginia. Born
near Fincastle, Botetourt
County, Va., March 7,
1763. Half-brother of Robert
Breckinridge; cousin of John
Brown, Francis
Preston and James
Brown; brother of John
Breckinridge; great-great-granduncle of John
Bayne Breckinridge. Served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1789-1802, 1806-08, 1819-21, 1823-24;
U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1809-17 (4th District 1809-11, 5th
District 1811-13, 4th District 1813-15, 5th District 1815-17);
general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Died in Botetourt
County, Va., May 13,
1833. Interment at a
private or family graveyard, Botetourt County, Va.
- Francis Preston (1765-1836) — of Virginia. Born in
Greenfield, Botetourt
County, Va., August 2,
1765. Nephew by marriage of Patrick
Henry; cousin of John
Brown, John
Breckinridge, James
Breckinridge and James
Brown; father of William
Campbell Preston; uncle of William
Ballard Preston and William
Preston. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1788-89, 1812-14; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1793-97; colonel in
the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Virginia
state senate, 1816-20. Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 26,
1836. Interment at Aspinvale
Cemetery, Seven Mile Ford, Va.
- James Brown (1766-1835) — Born near Staunton, Augusta
County, Va., September
11, 1766. Brother of John
Brown; cousin of John
Breckinridge, James
Breckinridge and Francis
Preston. U.S.
District Attorney, 1791, 1805-08 (Kentucky 1791, Louisiana
1805-08); secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1792-96; secretary
of Orleans Territory, 1804; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1813-17, 1819-23; U.S. Minister to France, 1823-29. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 7,
1835. Burial
location unknown.
- Robert Williams (1766-1836) — Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., October
30, 1766. Son-in-law of Joseph
Winston; second cousin by marriage of Matthew
Clay; brother of Marmaduke
Williams; cousin of John
Williams and Lewis
Williams; brother-in-law of Louis
L. Winston and Fountain
Winston. Member of North
Carolina state senate, 1792-95; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1797-1803 (3rd District
1797-99, at-large 1799-1803); Governor of
Mississippi Territory, 1805-09; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Mississippi Territory, 1811. Died near
Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La., January
30, 1836. Interment at a
private or family graveyard, Ouachita Parish, La.
- Archibald Henderson (1768-1822) — of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C. Born near Williamsboro, Vance
County, N.C., August 7,
1768. Double first cousin once removed of John
Williams of Montpelier; son of Richard
Henderson; nephew of Thomas
Henderson; second cousin by marriage of Matthew
Clay; brother of Leonard
Henderson. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1803; member of
North
Carolina house of commons, 1807-09, 1814, 1819-20. Died in
Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
21, 1822. Interment at Lutheran
Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
- Leonard Henderson (1772-1833) — of North Carolina.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., October
6, 1772. Double first cousin once removed and nephew by marriage
of John
Williams of Montpelier; son of Richard
Henderson; nephew of Thomas
Henderson; second cousin by marriage of Matthew
Clay; brother of Archibald
Henderson. State court judge in North Carolina, 1808; associate
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1818; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1829-33. Died in
Williamsboro, Vance
County, N.C., August
13, 1833. Interment at a
private or family graveyard, Vance County, N.C. Henderson County,
N.C. is named for him.
- Peter Buell Porter (1773-1844) — of New York. Born
in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., August 4,
1773. Son-in-law of John
Breckinridge; brother-in-law of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge and Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; uncle of Augustus
Seymour Porter; grandfather of Peter
Augustus Porter. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1802, 1828; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1809-13, 1815-16 (15th District
1809-13, 21st District 1815-16); general in the U.S. Army during the
War of 1812; secretary of
state of New York, 1815-16; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1817; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1828-29. Died in Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y., March 20,
1844. Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
- Marmaduke Williams (1774-1850) — Born in North
Carolina, 1774.
Second cousin by marriage of Matthew
Clay; brother of Robert
Williams; cousin of John
Williams and Lewis
Williams. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1803-09 (9th District
1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 9th District 1807-09); state court judge
in North Carolina; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1819. Methodist.
Died in 1850.
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- James Patton Preston (1774-1853) — of Virginia. Born
June
21, 1774. Brother-in-law of John
Floyd; uncle of James
McDowell and John
Buchanan Floyd; father of William
Ballard Preston. Governor of
Virginia, 1816-19. Died May 4,
1853. Burial
location unknown.
- Henry Clay (1777-1852) — also known as "The
Sage of Ashland"; "The Great Compromiser"
— of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky. Born in Hanover
County, Va., April 12,
1777. First cousin once removed of Matthew
Clay (1754-1815) and Green
Clay; brother of Porter
Clay; third cousin of Clement
Comer Clay; second cousin of Matthew
Clay (1795?-1827), Brutus
Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius
Marcellus Clay; father of Thomas
Hart Clay and James
Brown Clay; his niece was married to James
Reily; third cousin once removed of Clement
Claiborne Clay, Jr.; second cousin once removed of Brutus
Junius Clay (1847-1932); grandfather of Henry
Clay (1849-1884). Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1803; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1806-07, 1810-11, 1831-42, 1849-52; died
in office 1852; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1815-21, 1823-25 (5th
District 1811-13, at-large 1813-14, 2nd District 1815-21, 3rd
District 1823-25); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1811-14, 1815-20, 1823-25; candidate for President
of the United States, 1824, 1832 (National Republican), 1844
(Whig); U.S.
Secretary of State, 1825-29. Member, Freemasons.
In 1809, he fought a duel
with Humphrey
Marshall, in which both men were wounded. Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appeared on
some U.S. currency
issued in the 19th or early 20th century. Died in Washington,
D.C., June 29,
1852. Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Clay counties in Ala., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kan., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex. and W.Va. are
named for him.
- John Williams (1778-1837) — of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn. Born in Surry
County, N.C., January
29, 1778. First cousin by marriage of Matthew
Clay; cousin of Robert
Williams and Marmaduke
Williams; brother of Lewis
Williams; father of Joseph
Lanier Williams. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1815-23; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America, 1825-26; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1827-28. Died near Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
10, 1837. Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
- Porter Clay (1779-1850) — of Kentucky. Born in 1779.
First cousin once removed of Matthew
Clay (1754-1815) and Green
Clay; brother of Henry
Clay (1777-1852); third cousin of Clement
Comer Clay; second cousin of Matthew
Clay (1795?-1827), Brutus
Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius
Marcellus Clay; uncle of Thomas
Hart Clay and James
Brown Clay; third cousin once removed of Clement
Claiborne Clay, Jr.; second cousin once removed of Brutus
Junius Clay (1847-1932); granduncle of Henry
Clay (1849-1884). Kentucky
auditor of public accounts. Died in Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark., 1850.
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Camden, Ark.
- Hutchins Gordon Burton (c.1782-1836) — of Warren
County, N.C.; Halifax
County, N.C. Born in Virginia. Nephew of Robert
Burton; son of John Burton and Mary (Gordon) Burton; married to
Sarah Jones. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1809, 1817; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1810-16; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1819-24; Governor of
North Carolina, 1824-27. Died in Iredell
County, N.C., April 21,
1836. Interment at Unity
Churchyard, Beattys Ford, N.C.
- Lewis Williams (1782-1842) — of Panther Creek, Surry
County, N.C. Born in North Carolina, 1782.
First cousin by marriage of Matthew
Clay; cousin of Robert
Williams and Marmaduke
Williams; brother of John
Williams; uncle of Joseph
Lanier Williams. Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 13th District, 1815-42; died
in office 1842. Died in 1842.
Interment at Panther
Creek Cemetery, Surry County, N.C.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- John Floyd (1783-1837) — of Virginia. Born in
Virginia, April 24,
1783. Brother-in-law of James
Patton Preston; uncle of James
McDowell; father of John
Buchanan Floyd. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature;
U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1817-29 (5th District 1817-21, 20th
District 1821-29); Governor of
Virginia, 1830-34; received 11 electoral votes for President, 1832.
Died August
17, 1837. Interment at Sweetsprings
Cemetery, Sweetsprings, W.Va. Floyd County,
Ind. is named for him.
- Louis L. Winston (1784-1824) — of Mississippi. Born
in Germanton, Stokes
County, N.C., November
24, 1784. Son of Joseph
Winston; brother-in-law of Robert
Williams; brother of Fountain
Winston. Delegate to
Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1817; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1821-24; died in office 1824.
Died in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., August
20, 1824. Interment at a
private or family graveyard, Adams County, Miss. Winston County,
Miss. is named for him.
- William Henry Roane (1787-1845) — of Virginia. Born
in Virginia, 1787.
Grandson of Patrick
Henry. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 22nd District, 1815-17; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1837-41. Died in 1845.
Interment in private or family graveyard.
- Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) — of
Kentucky. Born in Albemarle
County, Va., July 14,
1788. Son of John
Breckinridge; brother-in-law of Peter
Buell Porter; brother of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; father of John
Cabell Breckinridge; uncle of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandfather of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge. Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1817-18; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1820-23; died in office 1823. Presbyterian.
Died in an epidemic,
September
1, 1823. Burial
location unknown.
- Clement Comer Clay (1789-1866) — also known as
Clement C. Clay — of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala. Born in Halifax
County, Va., December
17, 1789. Second cousin once removed of Matthew
Clay (1754-1815) and Green
Clay; third cousin of Henry
Clay (1777-1852), Porter
Clay, Matthew
Clay (1795?-1827), Brutus
Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius
Marcellus Clay; third cousin once removed of Thomas
Hart Clay, James
Brown Clay and Brutus
Junius Clay (1847-1932); father of Clement
Claiborne Clay, Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Henry
Clay (1849-1884). Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member
Alabama territorial council, 1817-18; state court judge in
Alabama, 1819-23; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1827-28; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1829-35; Governor of
Alabama, 1835-37; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1837-41; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1843. Fought a duel
in 1823 with Dr. Waddy Tate. Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., September
7, 1866. Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
- Walter Coles (1790-1857) — of Virginia. Born in
Coles Ferry, Halifax
County, Va., December
8, 1790. Son of Isaac
Coles. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1835-45 (4th District 1835-37, 3rd
District 1837-39, 4th District 1839-41, 6th District 1841-43, 3rd
District 1843-45). Died near Chatham, Pittsylvania
County, Va., November
9, 1857. Interment at a
private or family graveyard, Pittsylvania County, Va.
- John Speed Smith (1792-1854) — of Kentucky. Born in
Kentucky, 1792.
Father of Green
Clay Smith. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1821-23. Died in 1854.
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
- Fountain Winston (1793-1834) — of Mississippi. Born
in Germanton, Stokes
County, N.C., November
3, 1793. Son of Joseph
Winston; brother-in-law of Robert
Williams; brother of Louis
L. Winston. Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1827-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1832-34. Died in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., December
1, 1834. Burial
location unknown.
- William Campbell Preston (1794-1860) — of Columbia,
Richland
County, S.C. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
27, 1794. Grandnephew of Patrick
Henry; son of Francis
Preston. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1828-34; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1833-42; resigned 1842. President
of South Carolina College 1845-51. Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 22,
1860. Interment at Trinity
Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
- James McDowell (1795-1851) — of Virginia. Born in Rockbridge
County, Va., October
13, 1795. Nephew of James
Patton Preston and John
Floyd; father-in-law of Francis
Thomas; cousin of John
Buchanan Floyd. Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1831-35, 1838; Governor of
Virginia, 1843-46; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1846-51. Died in Rockbridge
County, Va., August
24, 1851. Interment at Stonewall
Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Va. McDowell County,
W.Va. is named for him.
- Matthew Clay (c.1795-1827) — of Alabama. Son of Matthew
Clay (1754-1815); nephew of Green
Clay; second cousin of Henry
Clay (1777-1852) and Porter
Clay; third cousin of Clement
Comer Clay; second cousin once removed of Thomas
Hart Clay and James
Brown Clay; first cousin of Brutus
Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius
Marcellus Clay; third cousin once removed of Clement
Claiborne Clay, Jr.; first cousin once removed of Brutus
Junius Clay (1847-1932); second cousin twice removed of Henry
Clay (1849-1884). Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1820-22; member of Alabama
state senate, 1825-27; died in office 1827. Died, of pneumonia,
in February 1827.
Burial
location unknown.
- Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872) — also known as
Augustus S. Porter — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
18, 1798. Nephew of Peter
Buell Porter. Mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1838; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1839-45. Died in Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y., September
18, 1872. Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
- Christopher Harris Williams (1798-1857) — of
Tennessee. Born in North Carolina, 1798.
Grandson of John
Williams; grandfather of John
Sharp Williams. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1837-43, 1849-53 (13th District
1837-43, 11th District 1849-53). Died in 1857.
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Tenn.
- Francis Thomas (1799-1876) — of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.; Frankville, Garrett
County, Md. Born in Frederick
County, Md., February
3, 1799. Son-in-law of James
McDowell. Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1822, 1827-29; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1829; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1831-41, 1861-69 (4th District
1831-33, 7th District 1833-35, 6th District 1835-41, 5th District
1861-63, 4th District 1863-69); Governor of
Maryland, 1841-45; delegate to
Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; U.S. Minister to
Peru, 1872-75. Episcopalian.
Killed by
a locomotive while walking on railroad tracks near Frankville, Garrett
County, Md., January
22, 1876. Interment at St.
Mark's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Petersville, Md.
- Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871) — of
Kentucky. Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., March 8,
1800. Son of John
Breckinridge; brother-in-law of Peter
Buell Porter; brother of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge; uncle of John
Cabell Breckinridge; father of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1825-28; Kentucky
superintendent of public instruction, 1849-53; candidate for delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849. Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., December
22, 1871. Burial
location unknown.
- Thomas Hart Clay (1803-1871) — also known as
Thomas H. Clay — of Kentucky. Born September
22, 1803. First cousin twice removed of Matthew
Clay (1754-1815) and Green
Clay; son of Henry
Clay (1777-1852); nephew of Porter
Clay; third cousin once removed of Clement
Comer Clay; second cousin once removed of Matthew
Clay (1795?-1827), Brutus
Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius
Marcellus Clay; fourth cousin of Clement
Claiborne Clay, Jr.; brother of James
Brown Clay; father-in-law of William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; third cousin of Brutus
Junius Clay (1847-1932); uncle of Henry
Clay (1849-1884). U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1863; Honduras, 1863. Died near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., March 18,
1871. Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
- William Ballard Preston (1805-1862) — of Virginia.
Born in Montgomery
County, Va., November
25, 1805. Nephew of Francis
Preston; son of James
Patton Preston; distant cousin of Walter
Preston; cousin by marriage of Waller
Redd Staples. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1830-32, 1844-45; member of Virginia
state senate, 1840-44; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 12th District, 1847-49; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1849-50; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Senator
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862; died in office
1862. Died in Montgomery
County, Va., November
16, 1862. Interment in private or family graveyard.
- John Buchanan Floyd (1806-1863) — of Virginia. Born
in Smithfield, Isle of
Wight County, Va., June 1,
1806. Nephew of James
Patton Preston; son of John
Floyd; cousin of James
McDowell. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1847-48; Governor of
Virginia, 1849-52; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1857-60; general in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War. Died near Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., August
26, 1863. Interment at Sinking
Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Va.
- Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) — of Kentucky. Born
in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., July 1,
1808. Nephew of Matthew
Clay (1754-1815); son of Green
Clay; second cousin of Henry
Clay (1777-1852) and Porter
Clay; third cousin of Clement
Comer Clay; first cousin of Matthew
Clay (1795?-1827); second cousin once removed of Thomas
Hart Clay and James
Brown Clay; brother of Cassius
Marcellus Clay; third cousin once removed of Clement
Claiborne Clay, Jr.; uncle of Brutus
Junius Clay (1847-1932); second cousin twice removed of Henry
Clay (1849-1884). Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1840; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1863-65. Died near
Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., October
11, 1878. Interment at a
private or family graveyard, Bourbon County, Ky.
- Henry Donnel Foster (1808-1880) — of Pennsylvania.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Pa., December
19, 1808. Cousin of John
Cabell Breckinridge. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1843-47, 1871-73 (19th District
1843-47, 21st District 1871-73); member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1857; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1860. Died October
16, 1880. Interment at Old St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
- John Wallis Ewing (1808-1855) — of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill. Born in Iredell
County, N.C., February
14, 1808. Father of James
Stevenson Ewing and William
Gillespie Ewing. Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill.. Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., November
14, 1855. Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
- Joseph Lanier Williams (1810-1865) — of Tennessee.
Born near Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
23, 1810. Son of John
Williams; nephew of Lewis
Williams. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1837-43; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1861-65. Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
14, 1865. Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
- Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810-1903) — also known as
Cassius M. Clay; "The Lion of White Hall"
— of Madison
County, Ky. Born in Madison
County, Ky., October
19, 1810. Nephew of Matthew
Clay (1754-1815); son of Green
Clay; second cousin of Henry
Clay (1777-1852) and Porter
Clay; third cousin of Clement
Comer Clay; first cousin of Matthew
Clay (1795?-1827); second cousin once removed of Thomas
Hart Clay and James
Brown Clay; brother of Brutus
Junius Clay (1808-1878); third cousin once removed of Clement
Claiborne Clay, Jr.; uncle of William
Cassius Goodloe; father of Brutus
Junius Clay (1847-1932); second cousin twice removed of Henry
Clay (1849-1884). Republican. Probably the best-known Southern
emancipationist; freed his own slaves in 1844 and edited the only
Southern antislavery newspaper
in 1845-47.; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1835-37, 1840; shot
point-blank during a speech in 1843, he used a Bowie knife to cut off
the attacker's ear and nose and cut out one eye; tried
for mayhem and found not guilty; served in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President,
1860;
U.S. Minister to Russia, 1861-62, 1863-69; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War. Died, of kidney
failure, in Madison
County, Ky., July 22,
1903. Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
- James Reily (1811-1863) — of Texas. Born in
Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, July 3,
1811. Married to the niece of Henry
Clay. Major in the Texas Army during the Texas War of
Independence; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-41; Texas Republic
Minister to the United States, 1841-42; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1853-54; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War. Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 14,
1863. Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
- Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr. (1816-1882) — of
Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala. Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., December
13, 1816. Second cousin twice removed of Matthew
Clay (1754-1815) and Green
Clay; third cousin once removed of Henry
Clay (1777-1852), Porter
Clay, Matthew
Clay (1795?-1827), Brutus
Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius
Marcellus Clay; son of Clement
Comer Clay; fourth cousin of Thomas
Hart Clay, James
Brown Clay and Brutus
Junius Clay (1847-1932); his widow later married David
Clopton; fourth cousin once removed of Henry
Clay (1849-1884). Democrat. Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1842; state court judge in
Alabama, 1846; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1853-61; Senator
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64. His portrait
appeared on Confederate States one-dollar
notes in 1862-64. Suspected of conspiring to assassinate President Abraham
Lincoln, he was imprisoned
for nearly a year after the war. Died near Gurley, Madison
County, Ala., January
3, 1882. Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
- Thomas Clay McCreery (1816-1890) — of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky. Born near Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., December
12, 1816. Grandnephew of Matthew
Clay and Green
Clay. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1856;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1868-71, 1873-79. Died in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., July 10,
1890. Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Owensboro, Ky.
- William Preston (1816-1887) — of Kentucky. Born near
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
16, 1816. Nephew of Francis
Preston. Lawyer;
delegate to Whig National Convention from Kentucky, 1839; colonel in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1850, 1868-69; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1851-53; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1852-55; defeated,
1855; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856;
U.S. Minister to Spain, 1859-61; general in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War. Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
21, 1887. Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
- James Brown Clay (1817-1864) — of Kentucky. Born in
Washington,
D.C., November
9, 1817. First cousin twice removed of Matthew
Clay (1754-1815) and Green
Clay; son of Henry
Clay (1777-1852); nephew of Porter
Clay; third cousin once removed of Clement
Comer Clay; second cousin once removed of Matthew
Clay (1795?-1827), Brutus
Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius
Marcellus Clay; brother of Thomas
Hart Clay; fourth cousin of Clement
Claiborne Clay, Jr.; third cousin of Brutus
Junius Clay (1847-1932); father of Henry
Clay (1849-1884). Democrat. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Portugal, 1849-50; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1857-59. Died of tuberculosis,
in Montreal, Quebec,
January
26, 1864. Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
- Walter Preston (1819-1867) — of Virginia. Born in
Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., 1819.
Distant cousin of William
Ballard Preston. Candidate for Virginia
state attorney general, 1857; Delegate
from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64. Died in
Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., 1867.
Burial
location unknown.
- David Clopton (1820-1892) — of Alabama. Born near
Milledgeville, Putnam
County, Ga., September
29, 1820. Married the widow of Clement
Claiborne Clay, Jr.. U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1859-61; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1878; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1884-92; died in office
1892. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., February
5, 1892. Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
- John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) — also known as
John C. Breckinridge — of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky. Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
21, 1821. Grandson of John
Breckinridge; son of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge and Mary (Smith) Breckinridge; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; cousin of Henry
Donnel Foster, Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; married 1843 to Mary
Burch; father of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1849-51; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1851-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856;
Vice
President of the United States, 1857-61; Southern Democratic
candidate for President
of the United States, 1860; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1861; general in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Confederate
Secretary of War, 1865. Presbyterian.
Expelled
from the U.S. Senate on December 4, 1861 for his participation in the
Confederate military. Fled
to Cuba at the end of the war, and lived in England and Canada until
1869. Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., May 17,
1875. Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
- Samuel Granville Staples (1821-1895) — also known as
Samuel G. Staples — of Patrick
County, Va. Born in 1821.
Brother of Waller
Redd Staples; second cousin once removed of John
Norman Staples. Delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861. Died in 1895.
Interment at Fair
View Cemetery, Roanoke, Va.
- Benjamin Gratz Brown (1826-1885) — also known as
B. Gratz Brown; "Boozy Gratz" — of St.
Louis, Mo. Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., May 28,
1826. Grandson of John
Brown. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1852-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1860;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1863-67; Governor of
Missouri, 1871-73; Democratic candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1872. Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., December
13, 1885. Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Mo.
- Green Clay Smith (1826-1895) — also known as
Green C. Smith — of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky. Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., July 4,
1826. Grandson of Green
Clay; son of John
Speed Smith. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1863-66; Governor of
Montana Territory, 1866-68; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1876. Baptist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 29,
1895. Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- Waller Redd Staples (1826-1897) — of Virginia. Born
in Patrick Court House (now Stuart), Patrick
County, Va., February
24, 1826. Cousin by marriage of William
Ballard Preston; brother of Samuel
Granville Staples; second cousin once removed of John
Norman Staples. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1853-54; Delegate
from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1870-82. Died in Christiansburg, Montgomery
County, Va., August
20, 1897. Interment at Fair
View Cemetery, Roanoke, Va.
- Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. (1833-1915) — of
Kentucky. Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
14, 1833. Grandson of John
Breckinridge; nephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge; son of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; cousin of John
Cabell Breckinridge; brother of William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge. Colonel in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; common pleas
court judge in Kentucky, 1876. Died March 13,
1915. Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1835-1914) — also known as
Adlai E. Stevenson — of Metamora, Woodford
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill. Born in Christian
County, Ky., October
23, 1835. Married, December
20, 1866, to Letitia Green; cousin of James
Stevenson Ewing and Sydenham
Benoni Alexander; father of Lewis
Green Stevenson; grandfather of Adlai
Ewing Stevenson II; great-grandfather of Adlai
Ewing Stevenson III. Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1875-77, 1879-81;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892;
Vice
President of the United States, 1893-97; defeated, 1900;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1908. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Theta. His grandson, McLean Stevenson, was an actor who
played Col. Blake on the television series "M*A*S*H". Died in
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1914. Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
- James Stevenson Ewing (1835-1918) — also known as
James S. Ewing — of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill. Born July 19,
1835. Son of John
Wallis Ewing; cousin of Adlai
Ewing Stevenson; brother of William
Gillespie Ewing. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1876;
U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1893-97. Died February
7, 1918. Interment at Park
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
- William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904) —
also known as William C. P. Breckinridge — of Lexington,
Fayette
County, Ky. Born in Baltimore,
Md., August
28, 1837. Grandson of John
Breckinridge; nephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge; son of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; son-in-law of Thomas
Hart Clay; cousin of John
Cabell Breckinridge; brother of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr.; uncle of Levin
Irving Handy; granduncle of John
Bayne Breckinridge. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1885-95. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar. In 1894, he was successfully sued for breach of promise
by a former mistress; he acknowledged the affair, but the scandal
ended his political career. Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
18, 1904. Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
- William Gillespie Ewing (1839-1922) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill. Born in Illinois, May 11,
1839. Son of John
Wallis Ewing; brother of James
Stevenson Ewing. Lawyer;
state court judge in Illinois. Died in Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill., February
16, 1922. Burial
location unknown.
- Sydenham Benoni Alexander (1840-1921) — also known
as Sydenham B. Alexander — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C. Born near Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., December
8, 1840. Cousin of Adlai
Ewing Stevenson and John
Sharp Williams. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1879, 1883-87, 1901; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1891-95. Died in
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 14,
1921. Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
- William Cassius Goodloe (1841-1889) — also known as
W. Cassius Goodloe — of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky. Born in 1841.
Nephew of Cassius
Marcellus Clay. Republican. Delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1868,
1872,
1884;
member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1872-; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1878-80. Member, Loyal
Legion. Shot and
killed in a violent encounter with Col. Armistead Swope, at the
Post
Office, Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., 1889.
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
- Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (1846-1932) — also known
as Clifton R. Breckinridge — of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.; Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark. Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
22, 1846. Great-grandson of John
Breckinridge; grandson of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge; son of John
Cabell Breckinridge. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; planter; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1883-89, 1890-95 (at-large 1883-85,
2nd District 1885-89, 1890-95); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1894-97; delegate to
Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1917. Died in Wendover,
Leslie
County, Ky., December
3, 1932. Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.