William L. Breckinridge

The Reverend William L. Breckinridge
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
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Born	William Lewis Breckinridge (1803-07-22)July 22, 1803 near Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	December 26, 1876(1876-12-26) (aged 73) Cass County, Missouri, U.S.
Resting place	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Spouses	Frances Prevost ​ ​ (m. 1824, died)​ Sarah Ann Garnett ​ (m. 1873)​
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.