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    James Buchanan

    President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

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  1. Jan 4, 2019 · 01. of 10. Bachelor President. James Buchanan was the only president who was never married. He had been engaged to a woman named Anne Colman. However, in 1819 after a fight, she called off the engagement. She died later that year in what some have said was a suicide.

  2. Apr 19, 2024 · James Buchanan (born April 23, 1791, near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died June 1, 1868, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania) was the 15th president of the United States (1857–61), a moderate Democrat whose efforts to find a compromise in the conflict between the North and the South failed to avert the Civil War (1861–65).

  3. www.history.com › topics › us-presidentsJames Buchanan - HISTORY

    Oct 27, 2009 · James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791, in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, to James Buchanan Sr. (1761-1833), a merchant who had emigrated from Ireland, and Elizabeth Speer Buchanan (1767-1833).

  4. Apr 2, 2014 · (1791-1868) Who Was James Buchanan? James Buchanan was the 15th President of the United States. Serving as president during the run-up to the Civil War, Buchanan's inability to halt the...

  5. James Buchanan Jr. (/ b j uː ˈ k æ n ə n / bew-KAN-ən; April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician. He served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861, as the secretary of State from 1845 to 1849, and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the U.S. Congress .

  6. Aug 11, 2023 · April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868. Key facts about James Buchanan, fifteenth President of the United States. James Buchanan defeated John C. Frémont, the first presidential nominee of the fledgling Republican Party, and former President Millard Fillmore representing the American, or “Know-Nothing” Party in the presidential election of 1856.

  7. James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States (1857-1861), served immediately prior to the American Civil War. He remains the only President to be elected from Pennsylvania and...

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