Early Life
Breckinridge was born in the District of Columbia and received his bachelors and law degrees from the University of Kentucky. He was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1940 and practiced law in Lexington, Kentucky. He worked in the Anti-Trust Division of the United States Department of Justice in 1940-1941 and served in United States Army during World War II, 1941–1946, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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