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Buchanan was the second of eleven children with six sisters and four brothers, and the eldest son of James Buchanan Sr. (1761–1821) and his wife Elizabeth Speer (1767–1833). [5]
By this time, Buchanan was Secretary of State, and, as he had promised, he introduced her to fashionable and political circles. In 1854, she joined him in London, where he was minister to the Court of St. James's. Queen Victoria gave "dear Miss Lane" the rank of ambassador's wife; admiring suitors gave her the fame of a beauty. In appearance ...
Family of James Buchanan: March 4, 1857 — March 4, 1861 James Buchanan: The President never married or had children. The President's niece, Harriet Lane, acted as First Lady and served as hostess at White House functions. 16 Family of Abraham Lincoln: March 4, 1861 — April 15, 1865 Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Robert Todd, Willie, and Tad
Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston, née Lane; May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903; She was the niece of James Buchanan. Buchanan was never married and Harriet Lane acted as First Lady during his presidency. Relatively little has been written about Harriet Lane. For information about her, see the Bibliography of James Buchanan.
According to the newly released book “Worst. President. Ever.,” the esteemed title belongs to James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States.
Duke was the life beneficiary of two trusts created by her father, James Buchanan Duke, in 1917 and 1924. The income from the trusts was payable to any children after her death. In 1988, at the age of 75, Duke legally adopted a woman named Chandi Heffner, then a 35-year-old Hare Krishna devotee and sister of the third wife of billionaire Nelson ...
Saturday's star-studded event saw the attendance of Nicky's parents, her sister Paris Hilton and her husband Carter Reum, Kris Jenner, Rachel Zoe, Jennifer Tilly, Kelly Osbourne and Dylan Mulvaney
The American Cincinnatus: [1] Like the famous Roman, he won a war, then became a private citizen instead of seeking power or riches as a reward. He became the first president general of the Society of the Cincinnati, formed by Revolutionary War officers who also "declined offers of power and position to return to his home and plough".