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James Buchanan

James Buchanan was the 15th President of the United States and served from March 4, 1857 to March 4, 1861.

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Where was President James Buchanan born?

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The 15th President of the United States James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 in Pennsylvania.

Did James Buchanan have any nicknames as a child?

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I'm not a historian but if I remember correctly he was known as Bukkake Kid. The name first came about after he walked in on his mother experiencing Bukkake for the first time.

Sources: My mate from down the pub.

When did James Buchanan serve?

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He was born on 23 April 1791, served as President from 1857 to 1861 and died on 1 June 1868.

What adjectives describe James Buchanan?

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doughface (Southern sympathizer from the North)

Where did James Buchanan go to school?

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He graduated from Dickinson College in 1809 with a liberal arts degree. He then read law with a law office and passed the bar.

When did James Buchanan die?

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James Buchanan died from respiratory failure and rheumatic gout.

What is James Buchanan be remembered for?

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Buchanan was the 15th US president and the only president from Pennsylvania and the only bachelor president. He was also known as the "Do nothing president". He served at a time when the country was about to split over slavery and he kept the union together for almost four years, but obviously did not come up with any ideas for a permanent solution.

What did James Buchanan do after he retired?

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After his presidency, James Buchanan returned to his home, Wheatland, which is located in Lancaster, PA. There, in 1866, Buchanan published Mr Buchanan's Administration on the Eve of the Rebellion, the first published presidential memoir, in which he defended his actions; the day before his death he predicted that "history will vindicate my memory."

Who was James Buchanan?

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Buchanan was the Fifteenth (15th) President of the United States, from 1857 to 1861. He was born on April 23, 1791 in Cove Gap near Mercersburg, Pennslyvania. He died on June 1, 1868. Here is the short bio of James Buchanan from WhiteHouse.gov: Tall, stately, stiffly formal in the high stock he wore around his jowls, James Buchanan was the only President who never married. Presiding over a rapidly dividing Nation, Buchanan grasped inadequately the political realities of the time. Relying on constitutional doctrines to close the widening rift over slavery, he failed to understand that the North would not accept constitutional arguments which favored the South. Nor could he realize how sectionalism had realigned political parties: the Democrats split; the Whigs were destroyed, giving rise to the Republicans. Born into a well-to-do Pennsylvania family in 1791, Buchanan, a graduate of Dickinson College, was gifted as a debater and learned in the law. He was elected five times to the House of Representatives; then, after an interlude as Minister to Russia, served for a decade in the Senate. He became Polk's Secretary of State and Pierce's Minister to Great Britain. Service abroad helped to bring him the Democratic nomination in 1856 because it had exempted him from involvement in bitter domestic controversies. As President-elect, Buchanan thought the crisis would disappear if he maintained a sectional balance in his appointments and could persuade the people to accept constitutional law as the Supreme Court interpreted it. The Court was considering the legality of restricting slavery in the territories, and two justices hinted to Buchanan what the decision would be. Thus, in his Inaugural the President referred to the territorial question as "happily, a matter of but little practical importance" since the Supreme Court was about to settle it "speedily and finally." Two days later Chief Justice Roger B. Taney delivered the Dred Scott decision, asserting that Congress had no constitutional power to deprive persons of their property rights in slaves in the territories. Southerners were delighted, but the decision created a furor in the North. Buchanan decided to end the troubles in Kansas by urging the admission of the territory as a slave state. Although he directed his Presidential authority to this goal, he further angered the Republicans and alienated members of his own party. Kansas remained a territory. When Republicans won a plurality in the House in 1858, every significant bill they passed fell before southern votes in the Senate or a Presidential veto. The Federal Government reached a stalemate. Sectional strife rose to such a pitch in 1860 that the Democratic Party split into northern and southern wings, each nominating its own candidate for the Presidency. Consequently, when the Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln, it was a foregone conclusion that he would be elected even though his name appeared on no southern ballot. Rather than accept a Republican administration, the southern "fire-eaters" advocated secession. President Buchanan, dismayed and hesitant, denied the legal right of states to secede but held that the Federal Government legally could not prevent them. He hoped for compromise, but secessionist leaders did not want compromise. Then Buchanan took a more militant tack. As several Cabinet members resigned, he appointed northerners, and sent the Star of the West to carry reinforcements to Fort Sumter. On January 9, 1861, the vessel was far away. Buchanan reverted to a policy of inactivity that continued until he left office. In March 1861 he retired to his Pennsylvania home Wheatland -- where he died seven years later -- leaving his successor to resolve the frightful issue facing the Nation.

Wow! i an a good person he is a bad prez.i hate him.cause he liked slavery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! u r stupid??????????????????????????????

How many terms was james buchanan president?

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James Buchanan, the fifteenth President of the United States, served one full term of four years between March 4, 1857 and March 4, 1861, and did not seek a second term.

Was James Buchanan in the military?

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Yes..... He was a General for the Navy Seal's.

Who were the single presidents?

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James Buchanan was a bachelor throughout his life, Grover Cleveland married for the first time in 1886 during his first term, andThomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, and Chester Arthur were unmarried while they were in office because their wives had died earlier.

What were President James Buchanan's favorite activities?

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He liked to play cards, read, and entertain friends at his home.

Did James Buchanan ever have kids?

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James Buchanan had 1 child named Nick Buchanan

How many votes did Buchanan get in his elections?

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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.

What acts did James Buchanan pass?

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yes but no he helped pass a law of selling choclate for camp keep

Was James Buchanan impeached?

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James Buchanan was not impeached.Andrew Johnson and Willam J.Clinton{Bill Clinton].

When did James Buchanan Duke die?

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James Buchanan Duke died on 1925-10-10.

What was James Buchanan's political view?

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James Buchanan believed that states rights were superior over federal government. Also that federal government couldn't restrict the states' rights. He followed Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren's policies on states' rights.

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/presidents/james_buchanan_wheatland.html

http://www.tulane.edu/~sumter/Buchanan.html

both websites can help.

Who are President James Buchanan's father's siblings?

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James Buchanan was the second oldest of 11 children He had 4 sisters and 3 brothers that lived to be adults.

The children of James Buchanan, Sr. (1761-1833) and Elizabeth Speer (1761-1833)
  • Mary ( 1789-1791)
  • James (Jr.) (April 23, 1791-June 1,1868) 15th president of the US
  • Jane Buchanan Lane (July 17, 1793- Feb 20, 1839) -- mother of White House hostess Harriet Lane
  • Maria Buchanan Magaw/Yates (Dec, 17, 1795-1849)
  • Sarah Buchanan Huston (Nov. 4 , 1798- Jan. 27, 1825)
  • Elizabeth E. Buchanan (Mar. 8, 1800- Aug. 28 ,1801)
  • Harriet Buchanan Henry ( Aug. 5, 1802- Jan. 23, 1840)
  • John (Nov. 24, 1804- Dec. 5, 1804)
  • William Speer (Oct. 2, 1805- Dec. 19, 1826)
  • George Washington (Apr. 16, 1808- Sept. 26, 1832)
  • Edward Young ( May 30, 1811- Jan. 25, 1895)