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Jul 23, 2020 · With much sadness, the Psychology Department shares the news of the unexpected passing of (retired) Psychology chairperson James P. Buchanan, Ph.D. Following is his obituary which appeared in The Sunday Times (July 12): James Porter Buchanan passed away peacefully on July 7, 2020, at the age of 73.
By refusing to take a firm stand on either side of the slavery issue, Buchanan failed to resolve the question, leaving his nation's gravest crisis to his successor. Indeed, Buchanan's passivity is considered by most historians to have been a prime contributing factor in the coming of the Civil War.
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Dec 19, 2019 · It’s the same question that Republicans confronted in 1860—160 years ago—when they launched a sweeping investigation into James Buchanan, a Democratic president who they believed had undermined...
- Who Was James Buchanan?
- Early Life
- Early Political Career
- Presidency
- Final Years and Death
- Personal Life
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 southern states' drive toward secession has led most historians to consider his presidency a failure. Buchanan was the only U.S. president from Pennsylvania, and the only one to remain a lifelong bach...
Buchanan was born in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, on April 23, 1791. His father, James Sr., was a well-to-do merchant and farmer, and his mother, Elizabeth, intelligent and well-read. As a young boy, Buchanan was educated at the Old Stone Academy in his village, and later, Dickinson College, where he was nearly suspended for bad behavior before finally ...
In 1814, at age 23, Buchanan began what would be a long political career when he was elected as a member of the Federalist Party to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He later won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served five consecutive terms, from 1821 to 1831. In 1832, when Andrew Jacksonwas elected to his second term...
In 1856, Buchanan successfully defeated Republican candidate John C. Fremont and, on March 4, 1857, was sworn in as the 15th president of the United States. In his inaugural address, Buchanan, who had won, in no small part, due to the support he had garnered in the southern states, reiterated a belief that had been one of the major running points o...
In his retirement, Buchanan devoted much of his time to defending his handling of events leading to the Civil War, for which he was ultimately blamed. In 1866 he published a memoir, in which he laid blame for the war on abolitionists and Republicans. The book was ignored, and Buchanan retreated into privacy. He died on June 1, 1868, at the age of 7...
In 1819, Buchanan became engaged to Ann Caroline Coleman, the daughter of a wealthy iron mogul. Their engagement was an unhappy one, however, and amidst rumors that Buchanan was seeing other women, Coleman broke off the engagement. She died shortly thereafter, leaving Buchanan brokenhearted, and her family to blame him for her death, to the point t...
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- James Buchanan’s Early Years and Personal Life. 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).
- Senator and Diplomat. In 1834, after returning from Europe the previous year, James Buchanan was elected to represent his home state in the U.S. Senate.
- Election of 1856. In 1854, President Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which created two new territories and allowed settlers to determine whether they would enter the Union as free states or slave states.
- James Buchanan in the White House. Once in office, James Buchanan appointed a cabinet composed of Northerners and Southerners and hoped to keep peace between the country’s pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions.
Apr 20, 2018 · Two Psychology Professors Retire. On April 5, the Psychology Department hosted a retirement reception and farewell dinner for two of its long-time professors: James P. Buchanan, Ph.D., and Thomas P. Hogan, Ph.D.
James Paul "Buck" Buchanan (April 30, 1867 – February 22, 1937) served as U.S. Representative from the 10th district of Texas from 1913 until his death on February 22, 1937. Biography [ edit ] Buchanan was born in Midway, Orangeburg County, South Carolina , on April 30, 1867; later that year, his family moved to Texas and settled near ...
