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James Buchanan
Birth: 4-23-1791
Death: 6-1-1868
Biography
James Buchanan was born April 23, 1791, in Pennsylvania. He attended school and graduated from Dickinson College in 1809. He went on to study law and enter politics. Buchanan served in state politics and then the United State House of Representatives from 1821-1831. He was Minister to Russia in 1832, Pennsylvania State Senator, and then Secretary of State for President Polk, 1845-1849. Buchanan was elected President of the United States in 1856 during a particularly tumultuous period in American politics. He was accused along with the Supreme Court, by William Seward, of conspiracy in the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision. Buchanan is the only U.S. President to never marry. His niece, Harriet Lane, served as his hostess during his presidency. Buchanan died in his Pennsylvania home on June 1, 1868.
Letter References
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, February 15, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 14, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 9, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, January 19, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 30, 1856
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 20, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, July 31, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, May 28, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 17, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, December 5, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 12, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 5, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 24, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 13, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda McClallen, February 2, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 24, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 28, 1847
Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 8, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 1, 1859
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James Buchanan was born April 23, 1791, in Pennsylvania. He attended school and graduated from Dickinson College in 1809. He went on to study law and enter politics. Buchanan served in state politics and then the United State House of Representatives from 1821-1831. He was Minister to Russia in 1832, Pennsylvania State Senator, and then Secretary of State for President Polk, 1845-1849. Buchanan was elected President of the United States in 1856 during a particularly tumultuous period in American politics. He was accused along with the Supreme Court, by William Seward, of conspiracy in the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision. Buchanan is the only U.S. President to never marry. His niece, Harriet Lane, served as his hostess during his presidency. Buchanan died in his Pennsylvania home on June 1, 1868.