Clifton R. Breckinridge

Clifton Breckinridge
United States Minister to Russia
In office
November 1, 1894 – December 10, 1897
PresidentGrover Cleveland
William McKinley
Preceded byAndrew White
Succeeded byEthan Hitchcock
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas
In office
November 4, 1890 – August 14, 1894
Preceded byJohn Clayton (elect)
Succeeded byJohn Little
Constituency2nd district
In office
March 4, 1885 – September 5, 1890
Unseated
Preceded byJames Kimbrough Jones
Succeeded byJohn Clayton (elect)
Constituency2nd district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byConstituency reestablished
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Constituencyat-large district
Personal details
Born
Clifton Rodes Breckinridge

(1846-11-22)November 22, 1846
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedDecember 3, 1932(1932-12-03) (aged 86)
Wendover, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting placeLexington Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Katherine Carson
(m. 1876; died 1921)
ChildrenJames
Mary
Parent(s)John C. Breckinridge (father)
Mary Burch (mother)
RelativesBreckinridge family
EducationWashington and Lee University
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/service Confederate States Army
 Confederate States Navy
RankMidshipman
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (November 22, 1846 – December 3, 1932) was a Democratic alderman, congressman, diplomat, businessman and veteran of the Confederate Army and Navy. He was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family, the son of Vice President of the United States and Confederate General John C. Breckinridge and the great-grandson of U.S. Senator and Attorney General of the United States John Breckinridge.