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Personal Born: April 23, 1791, in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania Died: June 1, 1868, at Wheatland (near Lancaster, Pennsylvania) Nickname: "Old Buck" Father: James Buchanan Mother: Elizabeth Speer Buchanan Married: Never married. Children: None Religion: Presbyterian Education: Graduated from Dickinson College (1809) Political Party: Democrat Career(s): Lawyer Member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1815-16 Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1821-31 Minister to Russia, 1832-34 United States Senator, 1834-45 Secretary of State, 1845-49 (under Polk) Minister to England, 1853-56 President of the United States, 1857-61 President Info. Presidential Salary: $25,000/year Presidential Election Results: Year: 1856 Candidates: James Buchanan -|- John C. Fremont -|- Millard Fillmore Popular Votes: 1,832,955 (B) -|- 1,339,932 (JF) -|- 871,731 (MF) Electoral Votes: 174 (B) -|- 114 (JF) -|- 8 (MF) Vice President: John C. Breckinridge (1857-61) Secretary of State Lewis Cass (1857-60) Jeremiah S. Black (1860-61) Secretary of the Treasury Howell Cobb (1857-60) Philip F. Thomas (1860-61) John A. Dix (1861) Secretary of War John B. Floyd (1857-60) Joseph Holt (1861) Attorney General Jeremiah S. Black (1857-60) Edwin M. Stanton (1860-61) Postmaster General Aaron V. Brown (1857-59) Joseph Holt (1859-61) Horatio King (1861) Secretary of the Navy Isaac Toucey (1857-61) Secretary of the Interior Jacob Thompson (1857-61) |