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| Timeline | ||||
| The timelines presented here are divided according to significant periods in the life and career of James Buchanan. Events of importance in his life are set alongside events of statewide, national, and international significance in order to provide a better sense of the interesting and complex time in which he lived. | ||||
| 1791-1809: Youth & Education | 1845-1849: Secretary of State | |||
| 1809-1820: Early Legal Career | 1849-1853: Working at Wheatland | |||
| 1820-1831: U.S. House of Representatives | 1853-1856: Minister to England | |||
| 1831-1833: Minister to Russia | 1856-1861: Campaign & Presidency | |||
| 1834-1845: U.S. Senate | 1861-1868: Retirement at Wheatland | |||