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BRECKENRIDGE, WILLIAM C. P.

\bɹˈɛkənɹˌɪd͡ʒ], \bɹˈɛkənɹˌɪd‍ʒ], \b_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_ə_n_ɹ_ˌɪ_dʒ]\

Definitions of BRECKENRIDGE, WILLIAM C. P.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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born in 1837, attained the rank of brigadier general of cavalry in the Confederate service. He has represented Kentucky in the U. S. Congress as a Democrat since 1884. His present term expires in 1895.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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