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John C. Breckinridge was born at Cabells Dale in January.
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Breckinridge was proud that Kentucky voted for a Democratic presidential ticket for the first time since 1828.
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In 1849, while still only twenty-eight years old, John won a seat in the state house of representatives.
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President James K. Polk had appointed him territorial governor of Oregon, an office he held from 1849 to 1850 before becoming Oregon's territorial delegate to Congress in 1851.
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On January 4, 1859, when the Senate met for the last time in its old chamber, he used the occasion to deliver an eloquent appeal for national unity.
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Early in 1859 a New York Times correspondent in Washington wrote that "Vice President Breckinridge stands deservedly high in public estimation
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When President Lincoln called Congress into special session on July 4, 1861, to raise the arms and men necessary to fight the Civil War
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On Christmas Day, 1868, departing President Andrew Johnson issued a blanket pardon for all Confederates.
