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James Buchanan Jr.(/bjuːˈkænən/; April 23, 1791– June 1, 1868) was anAmerican lawyer and politician who served as the 15thpresident of the UnitedStates(1857–1861). He previously served asSecretary of State(1845–1849)and representedPennsylvaniain bothhouses of theU.S. Congress. He was astates' rightsadvocate, and minimized the role of thefederal government in the nation's closing era ofslavery. He istherefore consistentlyrankedby historians as one of the least effectivepresidents in history, for his failure to mitigate the national disunity thatled to theAmerican Civil War. Buchananwas a prominent lawyer in Pennsylvania and won his first election to thestate’sHouse ofRepresentativesas aFederalist. In 1820, he was elected to theU.S. Houseof Representativesand retained that post for 11 years,aligning withAndrew Jackson'sDemocratic Party.He served as Jackson'sMinister to Russia(1832). He won election in 1834 asaU.S. senator from Pennsylvaniaand also held thatposition for 11 years. In 1845 he was appointed to serve as PresidentJames K. Polk'sSecretary of State,and in 1853 he was named as PresidentFranklin Pierce'sMinister to the United Kingdom. Beginning in 1844 Buchananbecame a regular contender for the Democratic party's presidential nomination.He was finally nominated in 1856, defeating incumbent Franklin Pierce andSenatorStephen A. DouglasattheDemocraticNational Convention. Buchanan and running mateJohn C. BreckinridgeofKentucky defeated RepublicanJohn C. FrémontandKnow-Nothingformer presidentMillard Fillmoreto win the1856presidential election. Buchanan supported the decision of theSupreme CourtintheDred Scottcase, which denied a slave's petition forfreedom. He also joined with Southern leaders in attempting to admitKansasto the Union as a slave state. He thereby angerednot only the Republicans but also many Northern Democrats. Buchanan honored hispledge to serve only one term, and supported Breckinridge's unsuccessfulcandidacy in the1860presidential election, which was won by RepublicanAbraham Lincoln. Just weeks after Lincoln was elected asBuchanan's successor, Southern states began seceding from the U.S., and theAmerican Civil War started. Historians fault Buchanan for not addressing theissue of slavery, and for not forestalling thesecession.