Buchanan practiced law until he entered public service. He served in the PA state house for one term and then was elected to Congress where he served for 10 years. He spent one year as US minister to Russia, then was elected to the US Senate for twelve years, after which he was Secretary of State under Polk. When the Democrats returned to power he served as minister to Britain under Pierce and then ran for President and won.
After J. Buchanan completed his term of presidency ( 1857-1861 ) he wrote memoir (the first published presidential memoir, 1986). The book was with title: Mr. Buchanan's Administration on the Eve of the Rebellion.
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The 15th President of the United States was James Buchanan from March 4, 1857 to March 4, 1861
Buchanan lived in Pennsylvania. He was the 15th president and the Secretary of State under President James Polk. He also served as minister to Russia and was in the House of Representatives and Senate. Before his presidency, Buchanan was an attorney.
The Presidency was secured for James Buchanan by the Southern Votes.
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James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election defeating John Freemont. In the 1856 presidential election James Buchanan received 174 electoral votes and John Freemont received 114 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Buchanan 1,836,072 and Freemont 1,342,345.
James Buchanan 15th President: 1857-1861
James Buchanan served as President from 1857-1861.
Kansas became a state in 1861. Abraham Lincoln took the presidency from Andrew Jackson in March of that year.James Buchanan was president when Kansas became a state.
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James Buchanan's vice president was John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky.
James Buchanan served his entire presidency as a bachelor.