Name of Wife - James Buchanan was never married(His fiancée, Anne Caroline Coleman, broke off the engagement and died a week later ). Buchanan was the only bachelor to be president. His niece Harriet Lane fulfilled the role of hostess at the White House.
Career of James Buchanan - Politician, Statesman
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
Place of Death - James Buchanan died on June 1, 1868 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was buried at Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Next President: President Abraham Lincoln

Major Events during his presidency

• In 1859, John Brown seized the Southern town of Harpers Ferry in Virginia in a futile attempt to spark an uprising of slaves

• The Pony Express  was established in 1860
• The Southern States begin secession in 1860
• The Confederate States of America created in 1861
  States Entering Union While Buchanan was in Office are as follows:

• Minnesota (1858)

• Oregon (1859)
• Kansas (1860)

Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was President James Buchanan

• Description of President James Buchanan - Height 6 feet 0 inches

• James Buchanan was the son of Irish immigrants
• James Buchanan began his career as a lawyer before joining the military to fight in the War of 1812
• James Buchanan supported Abraham Lincoln throughout the Civil War
• James Buchanan Nickname: “Old Buck”
• He tried for the presidency in 1844, 1848, and 1852 before finally achieving his goal
• James Buchanan Age at Inauguration - 65
• Age at Death - 77