But you may not be aware that Lancaster County's own man in the White House, President James Buchanan, was almost impeached in 1860. Last month, ...

Buchanan was a five-time member of the House of Representatives, secretary of state under President James Polk, and U.S. minister to Great Britain.

President James Buchanan died here in Lancaster 150 years ago today: what was the legacy of the “worst president” and how has it changed? Posted by PennLive.com on Friday, June 1, 2018 ...

James Buchanan was the last president to be born in the 18th century. He was born April 23, 1791, in Cove Gap, Franklin County. It is now Buchanan’s Birthplace State Park.

In 1821, Buchanan became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives where he served for 10 years. Buchanan was later appointed by President Andrew Jackson to serve as the U.S. Minister to Russia.

T wo weeks ago I visited Wheatland, the stately home of James Buchanan (1791–1868), our 15th president. It’s in lovely, historic, immensely livable Lancaster in Pennsylvania.

Background/Early Life • James Buchanan grew up in Pennsylvania, the second of 11 children. His father came to America from Ireland and became a successful merchant. James grew up to become a ...

Buchanan collected wine and enjoyed Madeira wine and sherry so it’s not a surprise he grew Malaga grapes behind Wheatland, probably around the carriage house parking lot.

Ask most people to name the U.S. president from Pennsylvania, and you’re apt to get blank stares. Historians largely portray Keystone Stater James Buchanan as a sort of 19th-century Nero, fiddling ...