for a return to public office. Breckinridge was elected to a second, non-consecutive term as Attorney General of Kentucky in 1967. Breckinridge won the office although the Republican ticket, led by Louie B. Nunn, won the governorship and the office of secretary of state. Breckinridge served his second term as Attorney General of Kentucky from 1968 to 1972. As his second term wound down, Breckinridge again ran for lieutenant governor in 1971 but lost again in the Democratic primary, this time to the Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives Julian Carroll. In 1972 Breckinridge was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky's Sixth Congressional District (Lexington and the central Bluegrass). He defeated Republican Laban P. Jackson for the seat. He was re-elected in 1974 and 1976 and served in the House from January 3, 1973, through January 3, 1979. Breckinridge ran for a fourth term in the House in 1978 but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Tom Easterly, who in turn lost the seat to Republican Larry Hopkins. After his defeat Breckinridge returned to the practice of law in Lexington, Kentucky, where he died less than a year later on July 29, 1979. His ashes were interred at Lexington Cemetery. Legacy As a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives and the United States House of Representatives, Breckinridge was regarded as an independent moderate. See also List of members of the American Legion References External links 1913 births 1979 deaths Kentucky Attorneys General Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives American prosecutors University of Kentucky alumni Breckinridge family Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians United States Army officers