John C. Breckinridge

Vice presidentsAmericans1800s
Written By Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

Vice President to James Buchanan // #15

  • Youngest VP ever (36 years old)

  • Ran against Abe Lincoln

  • From Kentucky

  • Annoyed that Kentucky didn’t secede, he resigned from the Senate to join the Confederates

  • Thought his commanding officer, Braxton Bragg (of Fort Bragg fame) was incompetent

  • Bragg thought he was a drunk

  • Served as the 5th and final Confederate States Secretary of War (appointed by Jefferson Davis), which surprised me because how were there so many in less than five years!?

Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

I’ve read at least one book about every U.S. president, never tire of shoehorning presidential trivia into conversations, and am basically an expert at hiding mistakes in my sketchbooks.

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