James buchanan jr

1. JAMES BUCHANAN JR. BY:GABRIEL JIMENEZ

2. THE YOUNG BUCHANAN James Buchanan Jr. was born April 23,1791 in Cove Gap Pennsylvania. Buchanan attended school in Mercersburg before entering Dickenson college as a junior in the fall of 1807. Buchanan was among the best scholars in his class.

3. PRESIDENT BUCHANAN On March 4 th , 1857 James Buchanan Jr. became the 15 th president of the united states. Buchanan was a democrat and serving by his side was vice president John C. Breckinridge. One of his goal’s was to strengthen the democratic party.

4. THE DEATH OF BUCHANAN On March 1861 he retired from office and moved to his Wheatland in Pennsylvania. Seven years later on June 1, 1868 James Buchanan Jr. died in Lancaster.

5. BUCHANAN FUN FACTS James Buchanan’s nick name was the “Old Buck”. Buchanan didn’t have any kids and was the only president who never married. The white house hostess was his niece Harriet Lane. First president to send a transatlantic telegram to Queen Victoria of Great Britain.