James Buchanan

Also known as James Buchanan, Jr., J. Buchanan, Jr., J. Buchanan, President Buchanan

president of the United States from 1857 to 1861

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James Buchanan was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861 during a period of intense national division over slavery. His presidency is historically significant because he is widely considered one of the weakest presidents, criticized for his inability to prevent the country's descent into the Civil War.

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Instance of: human
Given name: James
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of death: Lancaster
Occupation: lawyer
Position held: President-elect of the United States
Educated at: Dickinson College
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: Greek
Native language: English language
Religion: Presbyterianism
Field of work: politics
Conflict: Battle of Baltimore
Image: James Buchanan (cropped).jpg
Height: 183
Number of children: 1
Work location: Lancaster
Residence: Lancaster

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manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: respiratory failure
Commons category: James Buchanan
date of birth: 1791-04-23
topic's main category: Category:James Buchanan
date of death: 1868-06-01
relative: Harriet Lane
name in native language: James Buchanan
birth name: James Buchanan, Jr.
Commons gallery: James Buchanan
allegiance: United States
writing language: English language
different from: James Buchanan
Commons Creator page: James Buchanan

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Encyclopedic overview

United States Minister to the United Kingdom In office August 23, 1853 – March 15, 1856 PresidentFranklin Pierce Preceded byJoseph Reed Ingersoll Succeeded byGeorge M. Dallas United States Minister to Russia In office June 11, 1832 – August 5, 1833 PresidentAndrew Jackson Preceded byJohn Randolph Succeeded byWilliam Wilkins Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Lancaster County In office December 6, 1814 – December 2, 1816 Preceded byEmanuel Reigart, Joel Lightner, Jacob Grosh, John Graff, Henry Hambright, Robert Maxwell Succeeded byJoel Lightner, Hugh Martin, John Forrey, Henry Hambright, Jasper Slaymaker, Jacob Grosh

Personal details Born(1791-04-23)April 23, 1791 Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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