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James Buchanan Jr. (/ b j uː ˈ k æ n ə n / bew-KAN-ən; [3] April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He also served as the secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the U.S. Congress .
James Knox Polk (1795–1849) Samuel Polk. Jane Knox Yes: Yes: Robert Bruce Polk (great-grandfather) Lifford, Ireland → Province of Maryland (c. 1680) [10] [17] 12 Zachary Taylor (1784–1850) Richard Taylor. Sarah Dabney Strother Yes: James Taylor (2nd great-grandfather) England → Colony of Virginia [18] 13 Millard Fillmore (1800–1874 ...
The President and First Lady's only son, James, died much earlier in childhood. 6 Family of John Quincy Adams: March 4, 1825 — March 4, 1829 John Quincy and Louisa Adams George, John, and Charles Francis: The President was the oldest son of the 2nd President of the United States, John Adams, and his wife, Abigail Adams. The President and ...
Harriet Lane's family was from Franklin County, Pennsylvania. She was the youngest child of Elliott Tole Lane, a merchant, and Jane Ann Buchanan Lane. She lost her mother when she was nine; when her father's death two years later made her an orphan, she requested that her favorite uncle, James Buchanan, be appointed as her legal guardian.
President James Buchanan was born into an Ulster Scots family on April 23, 1791, near the village of Cove Gap.He was born in a log cabin on property owned by his father. The complex was known as Stony Batter, named for the family home near Ramelton in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Irela
Former President Jimmy Carter, 99, has lived a full life—and one full of family! The 39th president of the United States and his late wife, Rosalynn Carter, have four children: sons John William ...
President Trump's other older sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau (b. 1942), used to work at J.P. Morgan. She is married to documentary producer James Grau and the two live in Palm Beach. They have no ...
James Buchanan: Buchanan's Birthplace State Park, Cove Gap, Pennsylvania James K. Polk: President James K. Polk Historic Site, Pineville, North Carolina Franklin Pierce: Franklin Pierce Homestead, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Andrew Johnson: Mordecai Historic Park, Raleigh, North Carolina Abraham Lincoln