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Buchanan

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Bu·chan·an  (by-knn, b-), James 1791-1868.
The 15th President of the United States (1857-1861). He tried to maintain a balance between proslavery and antislavery factions, but his moderate views angered radicals in both North and South, and he was unable to forestall the secession of South Carolina on December 20, 1860.
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Noun1.BuchananBuchanan - 15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
James Buchanan, President Buchanan


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The Earl was appointed also to keep the peace towards the celebrated George Buchanan, who had a pension out of the same Abbacy, to a similar extent, and under the like penalty.
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