1814-1816 | Buchanan served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.1821-1831 | He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives during the administrations of James Monroe, John Quincy ...

James Buchanan had tried for the Democratic nomination several times and finally succeeded in 1856, in large part because as Ambassador to Great Britain, he had been absent during the controversies ...

1814-1816 | Buchanan served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1821-1831 | He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives during the administrations of James Monroe, John Quincy ...