Desha Breckinridge
Deceased Person
1867 – 1935
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Who was Desha Breckinridge?
Desha Breckinridge was the editor and publisher of the Lexington Herald from 1897 to 1935. In 1898 he married Madeline McDowell, who became nationally known as Madeline McDowell Breckinridge. He was a brother of Sophonisba Breckinridge and the son of William Breckinridge, a member of Congress from Kentucky and a lawyer. His grandfather was the abolitionist minister Robert Jefferson Breckinridge. His great-grandfather was John Breckinridge.
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- Born
- 1867
- Parents
- Spouses
- Madeline McDowell Breckinridge
(1898/11/17 - )
- Madeline McDowell Breckinridge
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Lexington
- Died
- 1935
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on July 23, 2013
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