James Buchanan Autographs
James Buchanan Jr. (/bjuːˈkænən/ ⓘ bew-KAN-ən; 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. Buchanan was an advocate for states' rights, particularly regarding slavery, and minimized the role of the federal government preceding the American Civil War.
Buchanan was a lawyer in Pennsylvania and won his first election to the state's House of Representatives as a Federalist. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1820 and retained that post for five terms, aligning with Andrew Jackson's Democratic Party. Buchanan served as Jackson's minister to Russia in 1832. He was elected a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania in 1834 and served for 11 years. He was appointed to serve as President James K. Polk's secretary of state in 1845, and eight years later was named as President Franklin Pierce's minister to the United Kingdom.
Beginning in 1844, Buchanan became a regular contender for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. He was nominated and won the 1856 presidential election. As President, Buchanan intervened to assure the Supreme Court's majority ruling in the pro-slavery decision in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. He acceded to Southern attempts to engineer the Kansas Territory's entry into the Union as a slave state under the Lecompton Constitution, and angered not only Republicans, but also Northern Democrats. Buchanan honored his pledge to serve only one term and supported his Vice President John C. Breckinridge's unsuccessful candidacy in the 1860 presidential election. He failed to reconcile the fractured Democratic Party amid the grudge against Stephen A. Douglas, leading to the election of Republican and former Congressman Abraham Lincoln.
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The most expensive item with a signature of James Buchanan (2021-2022 TOPPS TRANSCENDENT PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN CUT AUTOGRAPH AUTO 1/1) was sold in April 2023 for $5,599.00 while the cheapest item (Nobel For Economics James Buchanan Signed Card) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2008. The month with the most items sold (11) was March 2026 with an average selling price of $1,410.00 for an autographed item of James Buchanan. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2010 with $2,750.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2008. In average, an autographed item from James Buchanan is worth $299.00.
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Latest News about James Buchanan
The Franklin County Visitors Bureau recognizes James Buchanan & Harriet Lane on (02/16/2015): The fifteenth president of the United States, James Buchanan and his niece Harriet Lane, were Franklin County natives and are honored on President's Day. (PRWeb February 16, 2015) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/02/prweb12521734.htm Wrestling: Shippensburg pins its way to victory over James Buchanan (01/13/2015): SHIPPENSBURG — The Shippensburg high school wrestling team picked up three pins and three decisions as it took down James Buchanan 36-33 in a Colonial division matchup on Monday night at Shipp… West Perry boys stop skid with win at James Buchanan (12/27/2014): Given the week-in, week-out grind that is the West Perry boys' basketball schedule, Tom Smeigh cherishes every win. 
YOUTH WRESTLING: New group for youngsters debuts at James Buchanan (12/16/2014): MERCERSBURG >> Four sets of parents – all four dads are former wrestlers – have formed a new youth wrestling organization in the Tuscarora School District. James Buchanan will kick off homecoming season Friday (09/18/2014): MERCERSBURG >> Tuscarora School District will kick off the local homecoming season on Friday.
Older News Stories about James Buchanan
Hanover finds positives despite opening loss to James Buchanan (08/2014): Hanover football coach Bill Reichart had a look of disappointment on his face after the Nighthawks' opening-night, 33-19, loss to James Buchanan, but the his words sounded much more positive. RUNNING RESULTS: Ausherman X-C results from James Buchanan (07/2014): CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian airline apologized on Wednesday for a warning a flight attendant gave passengers who might have been flying high that there were drug-sniffer dogs awaiting them at Sydney airport. Five-run fifth inning rockets James Buchanan past West York 7-2 in District 3-AA (05/2014): James Buchanan sent 11 batters to the plate in the fifth inning, scoring five times to break a late 2-2 deadlock and steamroll to a 7-2 victory over West York in the opening round of the District 3-AAA softball playoffs. Boys Tennis Roundup: East Pennsboro sweeps James Buchanan (04/2014): Three of the matches went to a third set, but East Pennsboro pulled out a 5-0 sweep of James Buchanan Wednesday afternoon. James Buchanan students will lead series of community horticulture lessons in Ap (03/2014): William Weller, Mikayla Barnhart, Michaela Suder, Paige plessinger and Laura Cunningham work to plant a variety of potato seeds in divided containers in the greenhouse at James Buchanan High School on Thursday. Shaquill Smith's career game lifts Waynesboro boys' basketball past James Buchan (01/2014): WAYNESBORO -- Celebrating the final regular-season home game of his career, senior Shaquill Smith posted perhaps the best game of his career, lifting the host Indians to a 71-52 Mid-Penn Colonial victory over rival James Buchanan Friday night at... Girls Basketball: Mechanicsburg uses big first half to blow by James Buchanan in (12/2013): NEWVILLE — Despite a very early tip-off in the midst of their winter break from school, the Mechanicsburg Wildcats came out focused with intensity to open the Big Spring Tournament. James Buchanan, Harriet Lane profiles on canes donated to Fendrick Library (11/2013): Barbara and Ronald Nicarry, Greencastle, donated two hand carved canes to The Fendrick Library, Mercersburg. Pictured are the couple presenting the canes to Fendrick's board of directors president Thomas Steiger Jr. James Buchanan seals victory vs. Northern York in final minutes (10/2013): MERCERSBURG >> To a lot of teams, a 4-5 record doesn't mean a whole lot. But to the James Buchanan Rockets, a team that hasn't had a winning season since 1995, a 4-5 record is on the verge of phenomenal. COLLEGE ATHLETES: James Buchanan grads help Wilson soccer team (09/2013): Courtney Bernecker (James Buchanan) is a senior midfielder for the Wilson College soccer team. Bernecker scored in each of the Phoenix's wins. She scored a goal in a 3-2 victory over Christendom College and two goals in a 5-2 win over Cedar Crest College. Plenty of returning starters in place for James Buchanan as Rockets look to rebo (08/2013): Brady Hornbaker, James Buchanan - (Joe Hermitt, PennLive.com)Under second-year head coach Andrew Stoner the Rockets are going with the Wing-T offense to take advantage of their deepest position, running back. No matter what the offense does in the new... RUNNING RESULTS: Ausherman X-C runs at James Buchanan (07/2013): MERCERSBURG - The fourth of six Ausherman Summer Cross Country Series races was held last week at James Buchanan High School. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: James Buchanan graduate Josh McCauley drafted by the Chic (06/2013): What s been a tough road pursuing a life-long dream for former James Buchanan High School pitcher Josh McCauley culminated in a moment last Saturday that justified his most trying times. James Buchanan High School announces awards, scholarships and other senior recog (05/2013): MERCERSBURG -- James Buchanan High School, Mercersburg, on May 23 had its senior awards ceremony. Joseph Corcoran, received a West Point Academy appointment valued at $260,000. Arts in Action is Thursday at James Buchanan High School, Mercersburg (04/2013): MERCERSBURG - Tuscarora School District calls it Arts in Action, but it s more of a showcase of curriculum.
