Buchanan,James

Buchanan,James
Bu·chan·an (byo͞o-kănʹən, bə-), James. 1791-1868.
The 15th President of the United States (1857-1861). He tried to maintain a balance between proslavery and antislavery factions, but his moderate views angered radicals in both North and South, and he was unable to forestall the secession of South Carolina on December 20, 1860.

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  • BUCHANAN, JAMES —    statesman of the United States, was ambassador in London in 1853, made President in 1856, the fifteenth in order, at the time when the troubles between the North and South came to a head, favoured the South, retired after his Presidentship… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Buchanan, James — (1791 1868)    Fifteenth President of the United States.    Index: E His tribute to Lord Elgin, 123 124.    Bib.: Cyc. Am. Biog …   The makers of Canada

  • Buchanan, James Mc Gill — ► (n. 1919) Economista estadounidense. Fue premio Nobel de Economía en 1986, por ser uno de los artífices de la denominada «Nueva economía política» …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • James M. Buchanan — James McGill Buchanan Jr. (* 3. Oktober 1919 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee) ist Träger des Nobelpreises für Wirtschaftswissenschaften des Jahres 1986. Sein Lebenswerk ist die Erarbeitung einer ökonomischen Theorie des Staates. Er gilt als einer der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • James Knox Polk — am 14. Februar 1849, vier Monate vor seinem Tod James Knox Polk (* 2. November 1795 in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; † 15. Juni 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee) war vom 4. März 1845 bis zum 4. März 1849 elfter …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • James Polk — James Knox Polk am 14. Februar 1849, vier Monate vor seinem Tod James Knox Polk (* 2. November 1795 in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; † 15. Juni 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee) war vom 4. März 1845 bis zum 4. März 1849 elfter …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • BUCHANAN (J.) — BUCHANAN JAMES (1919 ) James Mc Gill Buchanan est né le 2 octobre 1919 à Murfreesboro dans le Tennessee. Après des études universitaires, il poursuit sa formation de chercheur à l’université de Chicago où il obtient un doctorat en 1948. De 1957 à …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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