Who was James Buchanan?Concise Biography, History & Facts About President James Buchanan Fifteenth President - James Buchanan James Buchanan Lifespan: 1791 - 1868 Place of Birth - April 23, 1791 in Cove Gap near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania James Buchanan Term as President - 1857-1861 Political Party - Democrat Vice President / Vice Presidents - John C Breckenridge Religion - Presbyterian Education: Dickinson College (graduated 1809) James Buchanan, Military Experience - served in the War of 1812. Name of Wife - James Buchanan was never married (His fiancée, Anne Caroline Coleman, broke off the engagement and died a week later ). Buchanan was the only bachelor to be president. His niece Harriet Lane fulfilled the role of hostess at the White House. Career of James Buchanan - Politician, Statesman Member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1815-16 Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1821-31 Minister to Russia, 1832-34 United States Senator, 1834-45 Secretary of State, 1845-49 (under Polk) Minister to England, 1853-56 Place of Death - James Buchanan died on June 1, 1868 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was buried at Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Next President: President Abraham Lincoln Major Events during his presidency Minnesota (1858) - Oregon (1859)
- Kansas (1860)
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