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|death_date=June 1, 1868   

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'''James Buchanan''' was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857-1861.  He was born on April 23, 1791 in Cove Gap.  He was President during the unsuccessful raid on Harper's Ferry by [[John Brown]].  He left office shortly before the firing on 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 15th president of the United States, 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 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 Fremont]] did not manage to capture enough votes to defeat Buchanan, but the party would seat its next presidential nominee in the [[White House]] for 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 Fremont]] did not manage to capture enough votes to defeat Buchanan, but the party would seat its next presidential nominee in the [[White House]] for 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.