James Buchanan Jr. ( / bjuːˈkænən / bew-KAN-ən; [3] April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the U.S. Congress.
May 28, 2023 · James Buchanan, (born April 23, 1791, near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died June 1, 1868, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 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).
Oct 27, 2009 · James Buchanan (1791-1868), America’s 15th president, was in office from 1857 to 1861. During his tenure, seven Southern states seceded from the Union and the nation teetered on the brink of...
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 to...
Apr 2, 2014 · 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...
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- April 23, 1791, Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, United States
- June 1, 1868, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
- 6'0" (1.83m)
- Harriet Lane
- Elizabeth Speer, James Buchanan, Sr.
- Democratic Party (United States), Democratic-Republican Party, Federalist Party
- Dickinson College
- 1857-1861
- John C. Breckinridge
- Franklin Pierce
- Abraham Lincoln
- Utah War, Admitted Minnesota, Oregon and Kansas to the Union
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