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<small>For other uses of "Buchanan", see [[Buchanan]].</small>

<small>For other uses of "Buchanan", see [[Buchanan]].</small>

'''James Buchanan''' was the 17th [[Secretary of State]]<ref>https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/secretaries</ref><ref>https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/buchanan-james</ref> and the 15th [[President of the United States of America]], serving from 1857-1861. He was born on April 23, 1791 in Cove Gap, [[Pennsylvania]]. He was President during the unsuccessful raid on Harper's Ferry by [[John Brown]]. He left office shortly before the firing on [[Battle of Fort Sumter|Fort Sumter]] and [[Civil War]] started. He died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on June 1, 1868 at age 78.<ref>Encyclopedia of Presidents James Buchanan by Marlene Targ Brill, Children's Press, 1988.</ref>   

'''James Buchanan''' was the 17th [[Secretary of State]]<ref>https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/secretaries</ref><ref>https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/buchanan-james</ref> and the 15th [[President of the United States of America]], serving from 1857–1861. He was born on April 23, 1791 in Cove Gap, [[Pennsylvania]]. He was President during the unsuccessful raid on Harper's Ferry by [[John Brown]]. He left office shortly before the firing on [[Battle of Fort Sumter|Fort Sumter]] and [[Civil War]] started. He died in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on June 1, 1868 at age 78.<ref>Encyclopedia of Presidents James Buchanan by Marlene Targ Brill, Children's Press, 1988.</ref>   

Buchanan was elected in 1856. The 1856 election was very good for the upstart [[Republican Party]], which was formed in opposition to slavery. Republican candidate [[John C. Frémont]] did not manage to capture enough votes to defeat Buchanan, but the party would seat its next presidential nominee in the [[White House]] four years later. Buchanan also ran against former President [[Millard Fillmore]], who ran as a part of the "Know Nothing Party", a third party formed largely in opposition to immigration and [[Catholic]] influence.<ref>http://www.multied.com/elections/1856.html</ref> Buchanan received 174, Fremont received 116, and Fillmore received 8.

Buchanan was elected in 1856. The 1856 election was very good for the upstart [[Republican Party]], which was formed in opposition to slavery. Republican candidate [[John C. Frémont]] did not manage to capture enough votes to defeat Buchanan, but the party would seat its next presidential nominee in the [[White House]] four years later. Buchanan also ran against former President [[Millard Fillmore]], who ran as a part of the "Know Nothing Party", a third party formed largely in opposition to immigration and [[Catholic]] influence.<ref>http://www.multied.com/elections/1856.html</ref> Buchanan received 174, Fremont received 116, and Fillmore received 8.