James Buchanan was an American

United States

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 Republican Party

Republican Party (United States)

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 politician who represented New Jersey

New Jersey

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's 2nd congressional district

New Jersey's 2nd congressional district

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 in the United States House of Representatives

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 from 1885 to 1893.

Born in Ringoes, New Jersey

Ringoes, New Jersey

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, Buchanan attended the public schools and Clinton Academy.
He studied law at Albany University, was admitted to the bar in 1864 and commenced practice in Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton, New Jersey

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Reading clerk of the New Jersey General Assembly

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 in 1866.
He served as member of the Trenton Board of Education

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 in 1868 and 1869.
Presiding judge of Mercer County 1872-1877.
He served as delegate to the 1872 Republican National Convention

1872 Republican National Convention

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He was appointed a member of the board of trustees of Peddie Institute

Peddie School

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, Hightstown, New Jersey

Hightstown, New Jersey

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, in 1875.
He served as member of the Common Council of Trenton 1883-1885.

Buchanan was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1893).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Manufactures in the Fifty-first Congress.
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1892.
He resumed the practice of law in Trenton.

Buchanan was elected city solicitor of Trenton May 7, 1900, and served until his death.
Trustee of Bucknell College

Bucknell University

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 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

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. He died in Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton, New Jersey

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, on October 30, 1900 and was interred in Mountain View Cemetery, Cherryville, New Jersey.

External links

• James Buchanan at The Political Graveyard
  The Political Graveyard
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