General informationJames Buchanan
James Buchanan
President order: 15
Democrat
Born in Pennsylvania
Sworn in on 3/4/1857
Age at inauguration: 65
1 term

BiographyJames Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States (1857-1861).
 He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a life-long
 bachelor, and the last one born in 18th century.


Early life:
James Buchanan, Jr., was born in a log cabin in Cove Gap (now James Buchanan Birthplace 
State Park), Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on April 23, 1791, to James Buchanan, Sr.
 (1761–1833), a well-to-do businessman, and Elizabeth Speer (1767–1833). His parents 
were both of Scots-Irish descent, the father having emigrated from Donegal, Ireland in 
1783. He was the second of eleven children, three of whom died in infancy. Buchanan
 had six sisters and four brothers, only one of whom lived past 1840

Marriage and family:
In 1819, Buchanan was engaged to Ann Caroline Coleman, the daughter of a wealthy iron
 manufacturing businessman and sister-in-law of Philadelphia judge Joseph Hemphill, 
one of Buchanan's colleagues from the House of Representatives. Buchanan spent little 
time with her during the courtship: he was extremely busy with his law firm and 
political projects during the Panic of 1819, which took him away from Coleman for weeks
 at a time. Conflicting rumors abounded, suggesting that he was marrying her for her 
money, because his own family was less affluent, or that he was involved with other women.
 Buchanan never publicly spoke of his motives or feelings, but letters from Ann revealed 
she was paying heed to the rumors.


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James Buchanan, Jr. (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868, English pronunciation: /bju?'kæn?n/)
 was the 15th President of the United States (1857–1861).
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