Clifton R. Breckinridge
Clifton Breckinridge | |
|---|---|
| United States Minister to Russia | |
| In office November 1, 1894 – December 10, 1897 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Andrew White |
| Succeeded by | Ethan Hitchcock |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas | |
| In office November 4, 1890 – August 14, 1894 | |
| Preceded by | John Clayton (elect) |
| Succeeded by | John Little |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| In office March 4, 1885 – September 5, 1890 Unseated | |
| Preceded by | James Kimbrough Jones |
| Succeeded by | John Clayton (elect) |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency reestablished |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | at-large district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clifton Rodes Breckinridge November 22, 1846 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 1932 (aged 86) |
| Resting place | Lexington Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Katherine Carson
(m. 1876; died 1921) |
| Children | James Mary |
| Parent(s) | John C. Breckinridge (father) Mary Burch (mother) |
| Relatives | Breckinridge family |
| Education | Washington and Lee University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army Confederate States Navy |
| Rank | Midshipman |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (November 22, 1846 – December 3, 1932) was an American politician who served as a Democratic Party alderman, U.S. representative, diplomat, and businessman. He also served in both the Confederate States Army and Confederate States Navy in the American Civil War. He was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family, the son of Vice President of the United States and Confederate general John C. Breckinridge and the great-grandson of U.S. Senator and Attorney General of the United States John Breckinridge.