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James Buchanan was the 15th President of the United States (1857–1861), serving immediately prior to the American Civil War. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 17th United States Secretary of State.
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James Buchanan | |
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 Portrait by Mathew Brady, c. 1850–1870 | |
| 15th President of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861 | |
| Vice President | John C. Breckinridge |
| Preceded by | Franklin Pierce |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Lincoln |
| 20th 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 |
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| 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 |
| 5th United States Minister to Russia | |
| In office June 11, 1832 – August 5, 1833 | |
| President | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | John Randolph |
| Succeeded by | William Wilkins |
| Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee | |
| In office March 5, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Pendleton Barbour |
| Succeeded by | Warren R. Davis |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1831 | |
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| Constituency | 3rd district (1821–1823) 4th district (1823–1831) |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Lancaster County | |
| In office 1814–1816 | |
| 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 |
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| Born | April 23, 1791 Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 1868 (aged 77) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodward Hill Cemetery |
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| Children | Harriet Lane (adopted) |
| Education | Dickinson College (BA) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Pennsylvania Militia |
| Years of service | 1814 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | Henry Shippen's Company, 1st Brigade, 4th Division |
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