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Unable to resolve the country's division, President Buchanan left the issue of Civil War to his successor Lincoln.
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James Buchanan

Portrait c. 1850–1868

15th President of the United States

In office
March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861

Preceded by

Succeeded by

United States Minister to the United Kingdom

In office
August 23, 1853 – March 15, 1856

President

Franklin Pierce

Preceded by

Joseph Reed Ingersoll

Succeeded by

George M. Dallas

17th United States Secretary of State

In office
March 10, 1845 – March 7, 1849

President

James K. Polk

Preceded by

John C. Calhoun

Succeeded by

John M. Clayton

United States Senator
from Pennsylvania

In office
December 6, 1834 – March 5, 1845

Preceded by

William Wilkins

Succeeded by

Simon Cameron

United States Minister to Russia

In office
June 11, 1832 – August 5, 1833

President

Andrew Jackson

Preceded by

John Randolph

Succeeded by

William Wilkins

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania

In office
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1831

Preceded by

Jacob Hibshman

Succeeded by

William Hiester

Constituency

3rd district (1821–1823)
4th district (1823–1831)

Committee positions

Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
In office March 5, 1829 – March 3, 1831
Preceded by	Philip P. Barbour
Succeeded by	Warren R. Davis

Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from Lancaster County

In office
December 6, 1814 – December 2, 1816

Preceded by

Emanuel Reigart, Joel Lightner, Jacob Grosh, John Graff, Henry Hambright, Robert Maxwell

Succeeded by

Joel Lightner, Hugh Martin, John Forrey, Henry Hambright, Jasper Slaymaker, Jacob Grosh^[1]

Personal details

Born

April 23, 1791
Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died

June 1, 1868 (aged 77)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Resting place

Woodward Hill Cemetery

Political party

Federalist (1814–1824)
Democratic-Republican (1824–1828)
Democratic (from 1828)

Relatives

Harriet Lane (niece)
James Buchanan Henry (nephew)

Education

Dickinson College (BA)

Occupation

Politician
lawyer

Signature

Military service

Branch/service

Pennsylvania Militia

Years of service

1812–1814^[2]

Rank

Private

Unit

Shippen's Cavalry, 1st Brigade, 4th Division

Battles/wars

War of 1812
- Battle of Baltimore

Pennsylvania Historical Marker

Official name

James Buchanan

Type

Roadside

Designated

January 1955

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

Links
Media

James Buchanan | Miller Center
https://millercenter.org/president/buchanan
James Buchanan - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com
Find out more about the history of James Buchanan, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/james-buchanan
James Buchanan | whitehouse.gov
Unable to resolve the country's division, President Buchanan left the issue of Civil War to his successor Lincoln.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/jamesbuchanan
James Buchanan - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Buchanan

James Buchanan

Portrait c. 1850–1868

15th President of the United States

In office
March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861

Preceded by

Succeeded by

United States Minister to the United Kingdom

In office
August 23, 1853 – March 15, 1856

President

Franklin Pierce

Preceded by

Joseph Reed Ingersoll

Succeeded by

George M. Dallas

17th United States Secretary of State

In office
March 10, 1845 – March 7, 1849

President

James K. Polk

Preceded by

John C. Calhoun

Succeeded by

John M. Clayton

United States Senator
from Pennsylvania

In office
December 6, 1834 – March 5, 1845

Preceded by

William Wilkins

Succeeded by

Simon Cameron

United States Minister to Russia

In office
June 11, 1832 – August 5, 1833

President

Andrew Jackson

Preceded by

John Randolph

Succeeded by

William Wilkins

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania

In office
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1831

Preceded by

Jacob Hibshman

Succeeded by

William Hiester

Constituency

3rd district (1821–1823)
4th district (1823–1831)

Committee positions

Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
In office March 5, 1829 – March 3, 1831
Preceded by	Philip P. Barbour
Succeeded by	Warren R. Davis

Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from Lancaster County

In office
December 6, 1814 – December 2, 1816

Preceded by

Emanuel Reigart, Joel Lightner, Jacob Grosh, John Graff, Henry Hambright, Robert Maxwell

Succeeded by

Joel Lightner, Hugh Martin, John Forrey, Henry Hambright, Jasper Slaymaker, Jacob Grosh^[1]

Personal details

Born

April 23, 1791
Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died

June 1, 1868 (aged 77)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Resting place

Woodward Hill Cemetery

Political party

Federalist (1814–1824)
Democratic-Republican (1824–1828)
Democratic (from 1828)

Relatives

Harriet Lane (niece)
James Buchanan Henry (nephew)

Education

Dickinson College (BA)

Occupation

Politician
lawyer

Signature

Military service

Branch/service

Pennsylvania Militia

Years of service

1812–1814^[2]

Rank

Private

Unit

Shippen's Cavalry, 1st Brigade, 4th Division

Battles/wars

War of 1812
- Battle of Baltimore

Pennsylvania Historical Marker

Official name

James Buchanan

Type

Roadside

Designated

January 1955

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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