James Buchanan

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15th President of the United States
James Buchanan

In office March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861
Vice President	John C. Breckinridge (1857-1861)
Preceded by	Franklin Pierce
Succeeded by	Abraham Lincoln
17th United States Secretary of State
In office March 10, 1845 – March 7, 1849
President	James K. Polk
Preceded by	John C. Calhoun
Succeeded by	John M. Clayton
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
In office December 6, 1834 – March 5, 1845
Preceded by	William Wilkins
Succeeded by	Simon Cameron

Born	April 23, 1791(1791-04-23) Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Died	June 1, 1868 (aged 77) Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	None (Bachelor)
Alma mater	Dickinson College
Occupation	Lawyer, Diplomat
Religion	Presbyterian
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James Buchanan, Jr.^[1] (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the fifteenth President of the United States (1857–1861). To date he is the only President from Pennsylvania and the only President never to marry. As president he was a "doughface" who battled Stephen A. Douglas for control of the Democratic Party. As Southern states declared their secession in the lead-up to the American Civil War, he held that secession was illegal, but that going to war to stop it was also illegal. Taking his own advice, he did nothing.

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