Henry Skillman Breckinridge

Henry Skillman Breckinridge
United States Assistant Secretary of War
In office
May 6, 1913[1] – February 10, 1916[2]
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byRobert Shaw Oliver
Succeeded byWilliam Moulton Ingraham
Personal details
BornMay 25, 1886
Chicago, Illinois
DiedMay 2, 1960 (aged 73)
New York City
Resting placeLexington Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Ruth Bradley Woodman
(m. 1910; div. 1925)
(m. 1927; div. 1947)
Margaret Lucy Smith
(m. 1947)
RelationsSee Breckinridge family
Children3
Parent(s)Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr.
Louise Ludlow Dudley
Alma materPrinceton University
Harvard Law School
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Foil, team

Henry Skillman Breckinridge (May 25, 1886 – May 2, 1960) was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family and served as the United States Assistant Secretary of War from 1913 to 1916. During the Lindbergh kidnapping trial he served as Charles Lindbergh's attorney. Breckinridge opposed the New Deal from the right. As an opponent of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 Democratic primaries he polled less than 3 percent of the vote.

  1. ^ "Assistant Secretary of War". The Chronicle. 9 May 1913. p. 1. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Last Day In Office". The Salt Lake Tribune. 11 February 1916. p. 3. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

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