James Buchanan

Full Name: James Buchanan
Born: April 23, 1791
Place of Birth: Mercersberg, Pennsylvania
Ancestry: Scotch - Irish
Father: James Buchanan (1761 - 1821)
Mother: Elizabeth Spear Buchanan (1767 - 1833)
First Lady: Never Married
Children: None
Pet(s): Lara, a Newfoundland; an eagle; an elephant
Education: Dickinson College
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Lawyer
Military Service: No offical rank
Political Party: Democrat
Offices Held: Member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives(1815-1816), Member of U.S. House of Reresentatives(1821-1831), Minister to Russia(1832-1834), United States Senator(1834-1835), Secretary of State(1845-1849), Minister to England(1853-1856)
Age at Inauguration: 66
Terms Served: One; (1857-1861)
Vice Presidents: John C. Breckinridge
Campaign Slogan: None.
States Admitted: Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas
Sport or Hobby: None found
Nickname: Bachelor President
Died: June 1,1868
Place of Death: Wheatland
Cause of Death: Rheumatic gout
Interesting Facts First president to send a transatlantic telegram: on August 16,1858, he exchanged greetings with Queen Victoria of Great Britain.
He did not like slavery, but he believed the Constitution permitted it.