John Cabell Breckinridge Monument (Lexington, Kentucky)
Confederate
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
Artist:
Dedication Date:
1887-01-01
Address:
Lexington
Kentucky
Inscription:
"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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The John C. Breckinridge Monument Association
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Indigenous Land
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Data Sources:
"John Cabell Breckinridge". The Historical Marker Database, https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=166078. Accessed 02 Apr. 2024.
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