# Desha Breckinridge

> Desha Breckinridge was the editor and publisher of the Lexington Herald from 1897 to 1935. In 1898, he married Madeline McDowell, who became nationally known as Madeline McDowell Breckinridge. He was a brother of Sophonisba Breckinridge and the son of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, a member of Congress from Kentucky and a lawyer. His grandfather was the abolitionist minister Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, and his great-grandfather was John Breckinridge.

*American newspaper editor and publisher (1867-1935)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1867-08-05
- **Died:** 1935-02-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Desha Breckinridge was the editor and publisher of the Lexington Herald from 1897 to 1935. In 1898, he married Madeline McDowell, who became nationally known as Madeline McDowell Breckinridge. He was a brother of Sophonisba Breckinridge and the son of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, a member of Congress from Kentucky and a lawyer. His grandfather was the abolitionist minister Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, and his great-grandfather was John Breckinridge.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.2 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 66.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Desha Breckinridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desha_Breckinridge)
- [ديشا بريكينريدغ](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%BA)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5264142)

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