1857-1861
1 Term
Democratic

1856 Election
Opponents:
John C. Frémont
Millard Fillmore
• Buchanan was the only bachelor President.
• Buchanan suffered from an eye disorder that caused him to cock his head to the left and close one eye.
James Buchanan, Jr.

Born April 23, 1791
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania

Died June 1, 1868
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

College:
Dickinson College

Spouse:
None (Bachelor)
   Vice President

   Secretary of State


   Secretary of Treasury



   Secretary of War


   Attorney General


   Secretary of the Navy

   Postmaster General



   Secretary of the Interior
John C. Breckinridge - 1857-1861

Lewis Cass - 1857-1860
Jeremiah S. Black - 1860-1861

Howell Cobb - 1857-1860
Philip Francis Thomas - 1860-1861
John Adams Dix - 1861

John B. Floyd - 1857-1860
Joseph Holt - 1860-1861

Jeremiah S. Black - 1857-1860
Edwin M. Stanton - 1860-1861

Isaac Toucey - 1857-1861

Aaron V. Brown - 1857-1859
Joseph Holt - 1859-1860
Horatio King - 1861

Jacob Thompson - 1857-1861