American fencer
Scott Dudley Breckinridge (May 23, 1882 – August 1, 1941)[ 1] fencer and gynecologist . He competed in the individual foil and team épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics .[ 2] [ 3]
Early life
Breckinridge was born in San Francisco, California on May 23, 1882. He was the son of Louise Ludlow (née Dudley) and Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr. [ 4] Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Jr. , an officer in the United States Navy in the Spanish–American War who died while serving on the torpedo boat USS Cushing . His younger brother, Henry Skillman Breckinridge , served as the United States Assistant Secretary of War under President Woodrow Wilson .
Unlike his father's cousin, John Cabell Breckinridge , a Confederate major general and former Vice President of the United States , his father Joseph was a Union Army officer from Kentucky during the American Civil War who served as Inspector General of the Army and was a major general of volunteers in the Spanish–American War .
His paternal grandfather was Robert Jefferson Breckinridge , a Presbyterian minister, politician, public office holder and abolitionist. His maternal grandfather was Ethelbert Ludlow Dudley , a prominent physician in Lexington, Kentucky .[ 5]
Career
Breckinridge attended the United States Military Academy at West Point where he excelled at fencing. He became a member of the United States fencing team at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm , Sweden , competing in the épée and foil. He later coached the fencing team at the University of Kentucky .[ 1]
Breckinridge left West Point without graduating in 1904 to attend the Georgetown University School of Medicine where he graduated with a degree in medicine in 1907 and then interned at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C. , and Columbia University Hospital in New York City. During World War I , he served in the Army Medical Corps and was promoted to Colonel.[ 1] [ 6]
Personal life
In 1911, Breckinridge was married to Gertrude Ashby Bayne (1883–1981).[ 7] [ 1]
Breckinridge died at his home in Lexington, Kentucky on August 1, 1941.[ 1]
References
^ a b c d e "DR. S. D. BRECKINRIDGE, GYNECOLOGIST, WAS 59; Kentucky Practitioner, Former National Fencing Champion" (PDF) . The New York Times . Retrieved June 18, 2019 .^ "Scott Breckinridge Olympic Results" . sports-reference.com . Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2010 .^ "Scott Breckinridge" . Olympedia . Retrieved May 13, 2021 .^ Brown, Alexander The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy
^ Dorman, John Frederick (1982). The Prestons of Smithfield and Greenfield in Virginia: descendants of John and Elizabeth (Patton) Preston through five generations 113 . ISBN 9780960107216 . Retrieved June 18, 2019 . ^ "Class of 1904—Register of Graduates" . Official Register of the Officers and Cadets . United States Military Academy. 1971. p. 314. Retrieved October 15, 2022 .^ Kleber, John E. (2015). The Kentucky Encyclopedia University Press of Kentucky . p. 117. ISBN 9780813159010 . Retrieved June 18, 2019 . ^ "John Bayne Breckinridge" . The New York Times . Retrieved June 18, 2019 .^ "Scott D. Breckinridge, Jr. Collection, 1801-2000, 1980-2000" . exploreuk.uky.edu . University of Kentucky Libraries. Retrieved June 18, 2019 .^ a b "Obituary for Gertrude Breckinridge Peyton at Hill and Wood" . www.hillandwood.com . Retrieved June 18, 2019 .^ "MISS BRECKINRIDGE WED IN WASHINGTON; Wears Heavy Ivory Satin at Marriage to Lieut. Compton Sargent, Army Engineers" (PDF) . The New York Times . Retrieved June 18, 2019 .
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