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Biography

Name: James Buchanan
Birth Date: April 23, 1791
Death Date: June 1, 1868
Place of Birth: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Death: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: president

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Biography of James Buchanan
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James Buchanan (1791-1868) was the fifteenth president of the United States. His administration was dominated by fighting between pro-and antislavery forces. In 1860, at the close of his term in office, South Carolina became the first state to secede...


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James Buchanan ( 23 April 1791 – 1 June 1868 ) was the 15th President of the United States (1857-1861). He was the only bachelor President, and the only resident of Pennsylvania to hold that office. He has been criticized for failing to prevent the...


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President James Buchanan Summary
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An incident that occurred just a month before James Buchanan left office in early 1861 would influence history's assessment of him for decades—in a negative way. On that day, a formal declaration of secession (separation) from the Union was...
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James Buchanan Information
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For other persons named James Buchanan, see James Buchanan (disambiguation). James Buchanan (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the fifteenth President of the United States (1857–1861). He was the only President from Pennsylvania and the only...


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The Boston Globe
James Buchanan, 88; Was Police Official
12/14/2004: 514 words, approx. 2 pages
James L. Buchanan started his career with the Boston Police Department by walking the beat in Jamaica Plain and Roxbury, but rose to the rank of deputy superintendent in just eight years. In 1968, he was appointed superintendent of the department, the highest of...
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The Washington Post
Contractor James Buchanan Dies at 74
10/15/1993: 1,205 words, approx. 4 pages
James A. Buchanan, 74, a retired building contractor and regional governor of Rotary International who lived at Inverness Farm in Dickerson, died Oct. 10 at a hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., after surgery for an aortal aneurysm. He was in Jacksonville attending a Rotary conference....
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AP Features
Duke foundation to provide $100 million for global warming research
4/8/2007: 265 words, approx. 1 pages
A $100 million fund is being set up by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to pay for five years of research into global warming.The aim of the foundation's Climate Change Initiative is to look at policies that can speed the use of new technologies _...
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Today in history - April 23
4/23/2007: 596 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Monday, April 23, the 113th day of 2007. There are 252 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:April 23, 1564, is believed to be the birthdate of English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare; he died 52 years later, also on April 23.On...
 


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