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   Harriet Lane. Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston (May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903) acted as first lady of the United States during the administration of her uncle, lifelong bachelor President James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861. She has been described as the first of the modern First Ladies, being a notably charming and diplomatic hostess, whose dress ...

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   May 9, 2024 · Harriet Lane (born May 9, 1830, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died July 3, 1903, Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island) was the acting American first lady (1857–61), niece of bachelor James Buchanan, 15th president of the United States. For both her popularity and her advocacy work, she has been described as the first of the modern first ladies.

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   Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston acted as First Lady of the United States, or “Hostess,” for her uncle James Buchanan, who was a lifelong bachelor and the 15th President (1857-1861). Unique among ...

4. www.whitehousehistory.org › bios › harriet-laneHarriet Lane - White House Historical Association

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   Harriet Lane. Born to parents Elliott T. Lane and Jane Buchanan Lane on May 9, 1830, in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, Harriet Lane lost both of her parents by eleven. Jane’s brother, then-Senator James Buchanan of Pennsylvania, became Harriet’s legal guardian. Harriet attended boarding school, first in Pennsylvania and later in Virginia and ...

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   Oct 19, 2020 · Harriet Lane c. 1860. Born to parents Elliott Tole Lane and Jane Ann Buchanan Lane on May 9, 1830 in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, Harriet Lane lost them both by the young age of eleven. Jane’s brother, Senator James Buchanan of Pennsylvania, became Harriet’s legal guardian after Elliott’s death. As was common at the time, he sent her to ...

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7. archive.firstladies.org › biographies › firstladiesHarriet Lane Biography :: National First Ladies' Library

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   Harriet Rebecca [Buchanan] Lane Johnston. (Library of Congress) Birth: 9 May 1830. Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Harriet Lane's birthplace and childhood home on Main Street in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. (constantcontact.com) The home where Harriet Lane was born was built two years before her birth by Thomas Lane, her father's brother.

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   Who was Harriet Lane?

   • Unique among First Ladies, Harriet Lane acted as hostess for the only President who never married: James Buchanan, her favorite uncle and her guardian after she was orphaned at the age of eleven. And of all the ladies of the White House, few achieved such great success in deeply troubled times as this polished young woman in her twenties.

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   Who were Harriet Lane parents?

   • Born to parents Elliott T. Lane and Jane Buchanan Lane on May 9, 1830, in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, Harriet Lane lost both of her parents by eleven. Jane’s brother, then-Senator James Buchanan of Pennsylvania, became Harriet’s legal guardian.

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   Who was Harriet Lane Johnston?

   • This 1902 portrait of President James Buchanan was gifted to the White House by Harriet Lane Johnston. She was dedicated to preserving her uncle's legacy throughout her post-White House years.

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   Who built Harriet Lane?

   • Harriet Lane was constructed by Tacoma Boatbuilding, Tacoma, Washington and delivered 20 April 1984. Harriet Lane was commissioned on 14 June 1984 and has served the Coast Guard and the nation with distinction, for example, by conducting Coast Guard and national defense missions from Maine to South America and even into the Pacific Northwest.

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