John Breckinridge was an American politician, militia officer, planter, and lawyer. He served several terms in the state legislatures of Virginia and Kentucky before being elected to the United States Senate. Breckinridge also served as the United States Attorney General during the second term of President Thomas Jefferson. He was the progenitor of Kentucky's Breckinridge family and the namesake of Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, jurist
- Position held
- United States Attorney General, Attorney General of Kentucky, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
