James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 and dies on June 1, 1868. He was born in a log cabin in Stony-Battle near Mercersburg, PA. The house he was born in now sits on the campus of the College Mercersburg Academy. His father was James Buchanan, Sr. and his mother was Elizabeth Speer. Buchanan was the second child of eleven. His parents owned a country store and growing up he learned arithmetic and bookkeeping by working at his parent’s store. He then learned two languages from the village pastor, Greek and Latin.
Standing over 6’ tall, he had broad shoulders, blue eyes and was very intelligent. Buchanan attended college at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. Shortly after starting school, he was kicked out after breaking some of the campus rules. A few years later, he was able to return to college and graduated in 1809 with high scholastic honors. After graduation, he decided to study law in Lancaster and started his lawyer career before joining the military to fight in the War of 1812. Buchanan was thought to be a reserved person when first meeting him, but once you got to know him, he was kind and friendly.
Buchanan became interested in a girl by the name of Anne Coleman, from Lancaster, PA. She was the daughter of a wealthy iron manufacturer. Although wanting to get married, they had an argument in 1819 that caused Anne to move to Philadelphia, PA. No one knew what the argument was about but shortly after moving, Anne died. Months after her death people it was rumored that she committed suicide, but there was never any proof of this. Years later, still devastated by her death, Buchanan admitted that she was his one true love.
After her death, he became very involved in politics. His career in politics ...
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...sis of secession, but shortly after gun fire set off the Civil War. After Lincoln’s inauguration, Buchanan retired to his home “Wheatland”, near Lancaster, PA and followed the events of the Civil War. He believed his presidency was a success and even after retirement, he continued to have an interest in presidency. He thought his retirement would be temporary but died approximately seven years after moving back to Wheatland. His business education made him a fortune and at his death his fortune totaled $300,000.00.
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