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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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Who did James Buchanan's siblings marry?

  • sister Jane Buchanan Lane -married Elliot Toll Lane (? - Nov. 23, 1840 Maria Buchanan Magaw/Yates - married Dr Jesse Magaw (c.1786 - Sep 29, 1823); married Thomas Samuel Johnson; married Dr. Charles M. Yates (1804-1891)
  • sister Sarah Buchanan Huston - married James Johnston Huston
  • sister Harriet Buchanan Henry married Rev. Robert Henry(c. 1798- Nov. 1838), married in 183
  • brother Edward Young Buchanan- married Anne Eliza Foster(Jan. 12, 1812- Apr, 7, 1891) - married in 1833. She was the sister of song-writer Stephen Foster.

By how many electoral votes did James Buchanan win?

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 is Edna Buchanan Famous For?

As a Pulitzer prize-winning crime reporter for the Miami Herald, who also won a George Polk Award, and as a bestselling author of fiction and non-fiction books, short stories and essays.

What was four things James Buchanan did as president?

He let states succeed from the United States of America, He try to unite the South and the North but failed, He was the first president to have a "First Lady". At the end of his presidency he bought several slaves and took them to the North and said "You are now free".

He only had his niece as his first lady because he was a life-long bachelor

What caused James Buchanans death?

One factor was old age-- few men of his era lived into their late 70s (he was 77 when he died in 1868). He had been in declining health ever since he left the presidency, and in the end, respiratory failure was the cause of death.

What were James Buchanan's Early Careers?

James Buchanan Jr. (April 23, 1791 - June 1, 1868) was the 15th President of the United States; serving from 1857-1861.

Before he took the presidency, however, Buchanan held several other jobs. They are as follows:

1. He was a volunteer with a light dragoon unit after the British invaded Maryland in the War of 1812. He also helped defend Baltimore.

2. He was Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the years of 1814-1816.

3. Buchanan was the elected member of the United States' 17th Congress and the following four Congresses, including serving as chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary in his final term during the 21st Congress (1829 - 31); serving a total of 10 years from 1821-1831.

4. He was appointed by then-President Andrew Jackson as United States Foreign Minister to Russia. Serving from January 4, 1832 - August 5,1833.

5. He then became Senator to Pennsylvania from December 6, 1834 - March 5, 1845, being reelected in 1837 and 1843. He was also, during this time, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 1835 - 1841 (the 24th thru 26th Congresses).

6. Buchanan resigned from his Senate position in 1845 to fill the office offered to him by then-President James K. Polk for Secretary of State; serving from 1845 - 1849.

7. By 1852, Franklin and Marshall College in Buchanan's hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania named him as president of the Board of Trustees, maintaining this office until 1866.

8. During his time on F&M's board of trustees he also served as Foreign Minister (or Ambassador) to the United Kingdom (then-known as the Court of St. James's) from 1853 - 1856 under President Franklin Pierce.

Note: While Senator to Pennsylvania, President Polk nominated James Buchanan to be a Justice in the Supreme Court in order to fill the vacancy after the death of Justice Henry Baldwin. Buchanan refused the position due to other political priorities.

Who assassinated James Buchanan?

Nobody- he was not assassinated. I do not even know of any attempts on his life.

Where is the James Buchanan Presidential Library?

Jsmes Buchanan does not have a presidential library. His home, Wheat land, which is now a museum of sorts and open to the public, is in Lancaster , Pennsylvania.

He is buried is in a Lancaster public cemetery,

Was James Buchanan buried at the James Buchanan Cemetery?

President James Buchanan is buried at Woodward Hill Cemetery in Lancaster, PA .

There is a James Buchanan Cemetery near Nashville. TN , which is named after a different James Buchanan.

Who is James Buchanan's grandson?

Buchanan did not have any grandchildren-- he did not even have any children.

What are facts James Buchanan?

James Buchanan was the 15th US President. Here are some facts about him:

A. He was a Democrat;

B. He served from 1857 to 1861;

C. He served briefly in the War of 1812;

D. In 1820 he was elected to Congress where he served 5 terms;

E. In 1831 he was appointed minister to Russia;

F. In 1845, he was named Secretary of State by President Polk;

G. In 1857 he endorsed the concept of popular sovereignty and recommended that Congress approve a pro slavery Kansas; and

I. He did not run for re-election.

Why was James Buchanan important?

Buchanan was the 15th president and served for four full years as the leader of the country at critical time in US history. Before tha, he was an important diplomat and Secretary of State. He had a significant role in US foreign and domestic government policy for many years.

What state did James McClurg represent?

James McClurg represented Virgina at the Constitutional Convention. He arrived on May 25 and left for the last time on July 21. McClurg agreed to represent Virgina after Richard Henry Lee and Patrick Henry declined the invitation to serve as representatives.

What underlying fear caused voters to turn to James Buchanan for president in the election of 1856?

I am not sure what you want to know. The Whig party broke up over slavery and the new Republican party was not well organized nationally. Consequently Buchanan did not have any strong competition once he won the nomination. He won the nomination because he had been living abroad as minister to England and so seemed somewhat above the fray produced by domestic affairs. Also he was popular in the South due to his part in the Ostend manifesto and was perceived as soft on slavery.