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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 .
The presidency of James Buchanan began on March 4, 1857, when James Buchanan was inaugurated as the 15th President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1861.Buchanan, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, took office after defeating John C. Frémont of the Republican Party and former President Millard Fillmore of the American Party in the 1856 presidential election.
The inauguration of James Buchanan as the 15th president of the United States was held on Wednesday, March 4, 1857, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 18th inauguration and marked the commencement of the only four-year term of both James Buchanan as president and John C. Breckinridge as vice president.
In 1857–1858, President James Buchanan sent U.S. forces to the Utah Territory in what became known as the Utah Expedition. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), also known as Mormons or Latter-day Saints, fearful that the large U.S. military force had been sent to annihilate them and having faced persecution in other areas, [10] made preparations for defense.
President Buchanan began by thanking "Almighty God for the numerous benefits" bestowed on the country, but he noted that despite abundant harvests, the nation faced severe economic distress. Describing a "deplorable condition" in the economy, he linked the downturn to the "extravagant and vicious system of paper currency and bank credits ...
According to the newly released book “Worst. President. Ever.,” the esteemed title belongs to James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States.
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] The incumbent president is Donald Trump, ... James Buchanan (1791–1868)
Columnist Dwight Weidman argues that the second president born in Pennsylvania, Joe Biden, is worse than Franklin County's own James Buchanan.