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James Buchanan
James Buchanan
	Portrait c. 1850–1868
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
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; Zachary Taylor;
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
Chairman 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 U.S. House of Representatives; from Pennsylvania
	In office; March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1831
Preceded by	Jacob Hibshman (3rd district); James S. Mitchell (4th district);
Succeeded by	Daniel H. Miller (3rd district); William Hiester (4th district);
Constituency	3rd district (1821–1823); 4th district (1823–1831);
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 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
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	1814
Rank	Private
Unit	Shippen's Cavalry, 1st Brigade, 4th Division
Battles/wars	War of 1812 Defense of Baltimore; ;
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Official name	James Buchanan
Type	Roadside
Designated	January 1955

^ Ellis, Franklin; Evans, Samuel (1883). History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. p. 214.
^ Curtis, George Ticknor (1883). Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States. Vol. 1. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-62376-821-8.

[1] Ellis, Franklin; Evans, Samuel (1883). History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. p. 214.

[2] Curtis, George Ticknor (1883). Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States. Vol. 1. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-62376-821-8.

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