James Buchanan
			15th President of the United States		March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1861
			Born: April 23, 1791, in Cove Gap (near Mercersburg), Pennsylvania		Died: June 1, 1868, at Wheatland (near Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
			Father: James Buchanan		Mother: Elizabeth Speer Buchanan
			Religion: Presbyterian		Education: Graduated from Dickinson College (1809)
			Occupation: Lawyer		Political Party: Democrat
			Nickname: "Old Buck"

Married: Never married. The White House hostess was his niece Harriet Lane (1830-1903)

Other Government Positions:

• 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

• Minister to England, 1853-56

Wheatland in rural Lancaster Co., PA