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Elizabeth Speer (James Buchanans wife)
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James Buchanan elected presedent
James Buchanan elected presedent -
Goals and accomplishments of presedent Buchanan
As president, he tried to maintain peace between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the government, but tensions only escalated. In 1860, after Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was elected to succeed Buchanan, South Carolina seceded and the Confederacy was soon established. In April 1861, a month after Buchanan left office -
John C. Breckinridge ( James Buchanans vice presedent)
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some key events leading up james buchanan becoming president
James Buchanan, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, is inaugurated as the nation's fifteenth President. He enters office without a strong national mandate, having mustered support from only four of fourteen northern states and secured only 45.3 percent of the popular vote. Buchanan has served previously in Congress, as a secretary of state for President Polk and as minister to Britain and Russia. -
15th presedent
James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States, serving immediately prior to the American Civil War -
Presedent Buchanan is no longer a presedent
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March 4, 1861 Leaves office
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June 1, 1868 james buchanan died
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June 1, 1868 he dies
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Iformation on Mr. Buchanan
James Buchanan, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, is inaugurated as the nation's fifteenth President. He enters office without a strong national mandate, having mustered support from only four of fourteen northern states and secured only 45.3 percent of the popular vote. Buchanan has served previously in Congress, as a secretary of state for President Polk and as minister to Britain and Russia.
