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Washington, George 1789-97

Adams, John 1797-1801

Jefferson, Thomas 1801-09

Madison, James 1809-17

Monroe, James 1817-25

Adams, John Quincy 1825-29

Jackson, Andrew 1829-37

Van Buren, Martin 1837-41

Harrison, William Henry 1841

Tyler, John 1841-45

Polk, James 1845-49

Taylor, Zachary 1849-50

Fillmore, Millard 1850-53

Pierce, Franklin 1853-57

Buchanan, James 1857-61

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Franklin Pierce.
James Buchanan (born April 23, 1791 in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, died June 1, 1868 at Wheatland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) was the fifteenth President of the United States, and served a single term from March 4, 1857 to March 4, 1861.

His predecessor in the post was Franklin Pierce (born November 23, 1804 in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, died October 8, 1869 in Concord, New Hampshire), who served from March 4, 1853 to March 4, 1857.

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James Buchanan (born April 23, 1791 in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, died June 1, 1868 at Wheatland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) was the fifteenth President of the United States, and served a single term from March 4, 1857 to March 4, 1861.

His predecessor in the post was Franklin Pierce (born November 23, 1804 in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, died October 8, 1869 in Concord, New Hampshire), who served from March 4, 1853 to March 4, 1857.

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James Buchanan, the 15th President of the U.S., was the president before the American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was president during the war.

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Thomas Jefferson was the third president, so the president before him was John Adams, the second president.
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James Buchanan was the president before Abraham Lincoln. James Buchanan was the fifteenth president of the United States (Lincoln being the sixteenth).
James Buchanan, Jr.

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President Grant was the 18th U.s president.


Andrew Johnson preceded Grant as the president.
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James Buchanan was the president before Lincoln.

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Franklin Pierce was president in 1856, but James Buchanan won the election of 1856 and was the president before Lincoln.

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The predecessor to Abraham Lincoln was President James Buchanan.

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