American Olympic fencer, lawyer and politician (1886–1960)
Henry Skillman Breckinridge
United States Assistant Secretary of War
In office May 6, 1913[1] – February 10, 1916[2]
President
Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by
Robert Shaw Oliver
Succeeded by
William Moulton Ingraham
Personal details
Born
May 25, 1886 Chicago, Illinois
Died
May 2, 1960 (aged 73) New York City
Resting place
Lexington Cemetery
Political party
Democratic
Spouses
Ruth Bradley Woodman
(m. 1910; div. 1925)
Aida de Acosta
(m. 1927; div. 1947)
Margaret Lucy Smith
(m. 1947)
Relations
See Breckinridge family
Children
3
Parent(s)
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr. Louise Ludlow Dudley
Alma mater
Princeton University Harvard Law School
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing United States
Olympic Games
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.
^"Assistant Secretary of War". The Chronicle. 9 May 1913. p. 1. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^"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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