James Buchanan (1791)
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| Sex: | Male |
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| Birth: | April 23, 1791 Mercersburg, Pennsylvania |
| Death: | June 1, 1868 Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Father: | James Buchanan (1761-1821) |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Speer (1767-1833) |
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| (English): | James Buchanan |
| (עברית): | ג'יימס ביוקנן |
| (日本語): | ジェームズ・ブキャナン |
| (한국어): | 제임스 뷰캐넌 |
| (Русский): | Бьюкенен, Джеймс |
| (ייִדיש): | זשעימס ביוקענען |
| (中文): | 詹姆斯·布坎南 |
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James Buchanan
- James Buchanan (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the fifteenth President of the United States (1857–1861). He was the only President from Pennsylvania and the only President to never marry. As president he was a "doughface" who battled Stephen A. Douglas for control of the Democratic Party. Scholars consistently rank him as one of the two or three worst American presidents. As southern states declared their secession in the lead-up to the American Civil War, he held that secession was illegal, but that going to war to stop it was also illegal.
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