Scott Dudley Breckinridge (May 23, 1882 – August 1, 1941)[1] was an American fencer and gynecologist. He competed in the individual foil and team épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
 Scott Breckinridge in 1904 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Dudley Breckinridge |
| Born | May 23, 1882 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1941 (aged 59) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Gertrude Ashby Bayne
(m. 1911) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Fencing |
| College team | United States Military Academy |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1912 Summer Olympics |
Early life
editBreckinridge 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] Among his many siblings was older brother was 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
editBreckinridge 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
editIn 1911, Breckinridge was married to Gertrude Ashby Bayne (1883–1981).[7] Together, they were the parents of two sons and a daughter, including:[1]
- John Bayne Breckinridge (1913–1979), who became a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.[8]
- Scott Dudley Breckinridge Jr. (1917–2000), who became the Deputy Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency.[9]
- Gertrude Bayne "Trudy" Breckinridge (1922–2014),[10] who married Compton Sargent in 1944.[11] She later married Francis Bradley Peyton III in 1948.[10]
Breckinridge died at his home in Lexington, Kentucky on August 1, 1941.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "DR. S. D. BRECKINRIDGE, GYNECOLOGIST, WAS 59; Kentucky Practitioner, Former National Fencing Champion" (PDF). The New York Times. August 2, 1941. 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 (1895).
- ^ Dorman, John Frederick (1982). The Prestons of Smithfield and Greenfield in Virginia: descendants of John and Elizabeth (Patton) Preston through five generations. Filson Club. p. 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. July 31, 1979. 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. June 25, 1944. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
