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James Buchanan
(1791-1868)
Who Was James Buchanan?
James Buchanan was the 15th President of the United States.
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Serving as president during the run-up to the Civil War, Buchanan's inability to halt the southern states' drive toward secession has led most historians to consider his presidency a failure. Buchanan was the only U.S. president from Pennsylvania, and the only one to remain a lifelong bachelor.
Early Life
Buchanan was born in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, on April 23, 1791.
His father, James Sr., was a well-to-do merchant and farmer, and his mother, Elizabeth, intelligent and well-read. As a young boy, Buchanan was educated at the Old Stone Academy in his village, and later, Dickinson College, where he was nearly suspended for bad behavior before finally graduating in 1809.
After graduating from college, Buchanan moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he studied law, and, in 1812, he was admitted to the bar.
Shortly thereafter, he enlisted in the military at the start