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James Buchanan
Dates In Office:
March 04, 1857
to
March 04, 1861
Age in Office:
65
Birth - Death:
April 23, 1791
to
June 01, 1868
Party:
Democratic
Location Born:
Pennsylvania
Office:
Secretary of State
Religion:
Presbyterian
More Resources
JAMES BUCHANAN EVENT TIMELINE
FIRST LADY HARRIET JOHNSTON
BUCHANAN PRESIDENTIAL SITES AND ORGANIZATIONS:
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers at the Library of Congress
James Buchanan Papers at Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
James Buchanan House (Wheatland) in Lancaster, PA
Wheatland Site, Lancaster History, Lancaster, PA
BIOGRAPHIES OF JAMES BUCHANAN
Biography of James Buchanan by William Cooper
Biography of James Buchanan by Encyclopedia Britannica
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