William L. Breckinridge | |
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 Breckinridge in 1865 | |
| 6th President of Centre College | |
| In office October 15, 1863 – November 1868 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis W. Green |
| Succeeded by | Ormond Beatty |
| 4th President of Oakland College | |
| In office 1860–1861 | |
| Preceded by | James Purviance |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Calvin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Lewis Breckinridge July 22, 1803 near Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 1876 (aged 73) Cass County, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
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| Relatives | Breckinridge family |
| Education | Transylvania University |
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William Lewis Breckinridge (July 22, 1803 – December 26, 1876) was an American pastor and educator. The son of Senator John Breckinridge, he was born near Lexington, Kentucky, and attended college at Transylvania University. Early in his career, he became an emancipationist, and he entered academia in 1831 when he began teaching ancient languages at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. He was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, from 1836 to 1858, and was moderator of the 1859 Presbyterian Church (Old School) General Assembly. He was president of Oakland College near Rodney, Mississippi, for one year prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, and afterwards he spent five years as president of Centre College.