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Buchanan died in a room on the second floor in Wheatland on June 1, 1868. Thousands of people attended Buchanan's funeral and the procession from Wheatland to the Woodward Hill Cemetery on June 4. [17] [18] The estate was inherited by Harriet Lane, who used it as a summer house. After both of Lane's sons died—one in 1881 and the other a year ...
Reporters for local newspapers noted that Buchanan's casket was "followed to the grave by the largest cortege that ever attended the funeral obsequies of any President who died out of office." Lancaster's Intelligencer Journal added: [12] "The magnificent and imposing funeral parade of yesterday was a spontaneous tribute of respect from the masses.
Edwin M. Stanton (1814–1869), Attorney General under President James Buchanan, Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln [152] Hestor L. Stevens (1803–1864), Representative from Michigan [153] Cornelius Stribling (1796–1880), United States Navy rear admiral, United States Naval Academy Superintendent [154]
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His wife Mary Cash Shelly Pechin headed nearby Buchanan's Village Improvement Society. Both died in the 1920s, and their daughter Bertha Pechin inherited the property. Stuart B. Carter , a Virginia lawyer and state delegate who played a key role in defeating the Byrd Organization 's Massive Resistance policy, bought it from Bertha Pechin, his ...
Buchanan Historic District is a national historic district located at Buchanan, Botetourt County, Virginia. It encompasses 277 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures in Buchanan and Pattonsburg on both sides of the James River. They include commercial, transportation-related, domestic, religious, and ...
James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791, in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania. He attended Dickinson College and graduated in 1809. Buchanan showed a keen interest in law and was admitted to the bar in 1812. During the War of 1812, Buchanan was one of the early volunteers to fight the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Buchanan returned to radio as host of Buchanan and Company, a three-hour talk show for Mutual Broadcasting System on July 5, 1993. It pitted him against liberal co-hosts, including Barry Lynn, Bob Beckel, and Chris Matthews, in a time slot opposite Rush Limbaugh's show. To launch his 1996 campaign, Buchanan left the program on March 20, 1995.