Buchanan
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People
- Buchanan (surname)Buchanan (surname)Buchanan is a surname of Scottish origin and is the surname of:*Allen Buchanan, the James B. Duke Professor of philosophy at Duke University*Allen Buchanan , American Medal of Honor recipient*Archibald C...
- James BuchananJames BuchananJames Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....
, 15th President of the United States - James M. BuchananJames M. BuchananJames McGill Buchanan, Jr. is an American economist known for his work on public choice theory, for which he received the 1986 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Buchanan's work initiated research on how politicians' self-interest and non-economic forces affect government economic policy...
, Nobel Prize-winning American economist.
Places
In Africa:- Buchanan, LiberiaBuchanan, LiberiaBuchanan is the third largest city in Liberia, lying on Waterhouse Bay, part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is referred to as Gbezohn in the local Bassa language. As of the 2008 census, Buchanan has a population of 34,270. Of this, 16,984 were male and 17,286 female....
, a large coastal town
In Canada:
- Buchanan, SaskatchewanBuchanan, Saskatchewan-External links:* *...
In Scotland:
- Buchanan, StirlingBuchanan, StirlingBuchanan is a historic parish in Stirlingshire in Scotland.It includes a large part of the eastern shore of Loch Lomond. The largest village in the parish is Balmaha....
In the United States:
- Buchanan, California (disambiguation)
- Buchanan, Madera County, CaliforniaBuchanan, Madera County, CaliforniaBuchanan is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It was located west of Raymond near present day Eastman Lake and Buchanan Dam.-References:...
, former town - Buchanan, Tuolumne County, CaliforniaBuchanan, Tuolumne County, CaliforniaBuchanan is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Buchanan is southeast of Tuolumne City....
, unincorporated community
- Buchanan, Madera County, California
- Buchanan, GeorgiaBuchanan, GeorgiaBuchanan is a city in Haralson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 941 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Haralson County.Locally, the city's name is pronounced BUCK-an'-uhn, with the emphasis on the first syllable....
, a city - Buchanan, MichiganBuchanan, MichiganBuchanan is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,681 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the southeast corner of Buchanan Township, about 5 miles west of Niles. It was named after James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States...
, a city - Buchanan, New YorkBuchanan, New YorkBuchanan is a village located in the town of Cortlandt in Westchester County, New York. The population was 2,230 as of the 2010 census.The Indian Point nuclear power plant is located in Buchanan.-Geography:Buchanan is located at ....
, a village - Buchanan, North DakotaBuchanan, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 77 people, 27 households, and 19 families residing in the city. The population density was 980.9 people per square mile . There were 29 housing units at an average density of 369.4 per square mile...
, a city - Buchanan, OregonBuchanan, OregonBuchanan is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States. It is located about 20 miles east of Burns on U.S. Route 20.The community was named after the family of William D. Buchanan, who, with his sons Joe and George, homesteaded there beginning in 1886. Buchanan post office...
, an unincorporated community - Buchanan, VirginiaBuchanan, VirginiaBuchanan is a town in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Buchanan is located at ....
, a town - Buchanan, WisconsinBuchanan, WisconsinBuchanan is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,827 at the 2000 census. The urbanized portions of the towns of Harrison and Buchanan are collectively known locally as Darboy.-Geography:...
, a town - Buchanan Township, Michigan
- Fort Buchanan, ArizonaFort Buchanan, ArizonaFort Buchanan, was a United States Army post founded in 1856 three miles west of present day Sonoita, Arizona in what is now called Hog Canyon. The fort was located on the east slope of the canyon and under constant attack by native Americans. It was officially abandoned in 1861 but during the...
, a former United States Army base in Arizona
In Puerto Rico
- Fort Buchanan, Puerto RicoFort Buchanan, Puerto RicoUnited States Army Garrison Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico is the U.S. Army’s only active military installation in Puerto Rico. Located in the Metropolitan area of San Juan, it serves under the direct control of the Installation Management Command, Southeast Region...
, the only active U.S. Army installation in the Caribbean
Other uses
- Clan BuchananClan BuchananClan Buchanan is an Armigerous Scottish clan whose origins are said to lie in the 1225 grant of lands on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond to clergyman Sir Absalon of Buchanan by the Earl of Lennox.-Origins:...
- Buchanan (car)Buchanan (car)N H Buchanan Motor Co Pty Ltd was an Australian kit car manufacturer. It made sports cars in the 1950s.The original body produced by Buchanan was a fibreglass item based on an Aston Martin DB3-S racing car. Buchanan borrowed a DB3-S and pulled moulds from it while it was in Australia...
, an Australian carmaker - Buchanan (horse)Buchanan (horse)Buchanan was an American thoroughbred racehorse and was the winner of the 1884 Kentucky Derby, Ripple Stakes and Clark Stakes. Buchanan had not achieved a race win before competing in the Kentucky Derby and by contemporary accounts was a difficult and unruly mount...
, an American Thoroughbred racehorse - Buchanan High SchoolBuchanan High SchoolDr. Floyd B. Buchanan High School, known as Buchanan High School, is a four-year public high school in Clovis, California, United States. The school is part the Buchanan Educational Center, which houses approximately 5,000 students at Garfield Elementary School , Alta Sierra Intermediate School ,...
, a High School in Clovis, CA - Buchanan'sBuchanan'sBuchanan's is a brand of Scotch whisky owned by Diageo and produced in Scotland.-History:James Buchanan, born in Canada but son of Scottish immigrants, returned to the United Kingdom shortly after he was born and he was brought up in Larne. He joined a Glasgow shipping firm as an office boy when he...
, a brand of Scotch whisky
See also
- Buchanan County (disambiguation)
- Buchanan Valley (disambiguation)
- Buckhannon