President James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th president of the United States. Artist: Unknown

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President James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th president of the United States. Buchanan (1791-1868) was president from 1857 until 1861. His presidency saw the issue of slavery dominate politics, culminating in the secession of six southern slave-owning states. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III.

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