This depends on the country/organization you are asking about. Please re-ask your question or see related questions. United States: James Buchanan was the President of th…e United States in 1859. James Buchanan (born April 23, 1791 in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania; died June 1, 1868 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) was the fifteenth President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1857 and March 4, 1861. (MORE)
in 1859 Oregon became the 33rd state to the US. In 1859 the first bell went off at Big Ben sitting outside Westminster Abby. Also James Buchanan was president. the first oil w…ell was built in Pennsylvania. John Browns men went to Harper's Ferry they wanted to try and put a stop to slavery. He was later hung for murder, treason against the state, and leading an uprising. (MORE)
Henry A. Wise (born December 3, 1806 in Drummondtown, Virginia; died September 12, 1876 in Richmond, Virginia) succeeded Joseph Johnson as the thirty-third Governor of Virgini…a, serving between January 1, 1856 and January 1, 1860, including the whole of 1859. (MORE)
John Whiteaker (born May 4, 1820 in Dearborn County, Indiana; died October 2, 1902 in Eugene, Oregon), the first Governor of Oregon, served between July 8, 1858 and September …10, 1862, including the whole of 1859. (MORE)
William F. Packer (born April 2, 1807 in Centre County, Pennsylvania; died September 27, 1870 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania) succeeded James Pollock as the fourteenth Governor… of Pennsylvania, serving between January 19, 1858 and January 15, 1861, including the whole of 1859. (MORE)
William A. Newell (born September 5, 1817 in Franklin, Ohio; died August 8, 1901 in Allentown, New Jersey) succeeded Rodman M. Price as the eighteenth Governor of New Jersey, …serving between January 20, 1857 and January 17, 1860, including the whole of 1859. (MORE)
William Henry Bissell (born April 25, 1811 in Hartwick, New York; died March 18, 1860 in Springfield, Illinois) succeeded Joel Aldrich Matteson as the eleventh Governor of Ill…inois, serving between January 12, 1857 and his death, including the whole of 1859. (MORE)
Hiland Hall (born July 20, 1795 in Bennington, Vermont; died December 18, 1885 in Springfield, Massachusetts) succeeded Ryland Fletcher as the twenty-fifth Governor of Vermont…, serving between October 10, 1858 and October 12, 1860, including the whole of 1859. (MORE)