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the vote stood: Buchanan, 141; Pierce, 87; Douglas, 56; Cass, 7. On the sixteenth ballot Buchanan had 168; Douglas, 131. On the seventeenth ballot Buchanan was unanimously nominated. John Cabell Brecken-

Virginia; and in 1890-94 was professor of Latin at the Randolph-Macon college. In 1894-1902 he was president of the university of Arkansas. Buchanan, John P., farmer, governor, was

and

born in 1847 in Tennessee. He has always been a farmer, but has taken an active interest in politics since he attained his majority; and since 1875 has been a delegate to all the democratic state conventions. He was the twenty-fourth governor of Tennessee in

ridge

was nominated

for vice-president;

they were elected the following autumn. They were inaugurated March 4, 18.57. At the close of his presidential term he retired to his home at Lancaster, Pa. and died June 1, 1868. Buchanan held office nearly thirtyeight years. He died worth about two hundred thousand dollars. Buchanan, James, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born June 17, 1839, in Bingoes, N.J. In 1868-69 he was a member of the board of education of Trenton, N.J.; was presiding judge of Mercer county in 1874-79 and was a member of the common council of Trenton in 1883-85. In 1885-93 he was a representative from New Jersey to the forty;

ninth, fifty-first and fifty-second congresses as a rspublican. He died Oct. 30, 1900, in Trenton, N.J.

Buchanan, James Anderson, soldier, was born Dec. 11, 1843, in Washington county, Md. In 1867 he was appointed from Maryland as second lieutenant in the fourteenth regiment United States infantry. In 1905

was promoted from colonel to brigadiergeneral after thirty years of service. Buchanan, James Isaac, business president, banker, was born Aug. 3, 1853, in Hamilton, Canada. He received a collegiate education. He is trustee of the estate of Capt. J. J. Vandergrift founder of the town of Vandergrift, Pa. He is president of the Pittsburg trust company; president of the Pittsburg terminal warehouse and transfer company; secretary and treasurer of the Keystone commercial company; director of the Keystone national bank of Pittsburg; and director of the natural gas company of West Virginia. He is a fellow of the American association for the advancement of science is a member of the Pittsburg academy of science and art; and of various other institutions. Buchanan, John Alexander, soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Oct. 7, 1843, in Smyth county, Va. He served as a private in the' Stonewall brigade, confederate army; was taken prisoner at Gettysburg in 1863; and remained in prison until 1865. He was a member of the house of delegates of Virginia in 1885-87. In 1889-93 he was a representative from Virginia to the fiftyfirst and fifty-second congresses as a democrat. He is now associate judge of the supreme court of Virginia. Buchanan, John Lee, educator, college president, was born June 19, 1831, in Smyth county, Va. In 1856-78 he was professor of ancient languages at the Emory and Henry college of Virginia; and subsequently was president of that institution of learning. He was also president of the Virginia agricultural and mechanical college; in 1886-90 was state superintendent of public instruction of lie



1891-93.

Buchanan, Joseph, inventor, author, was born Aug. 24, 1785, in Washington county, Va. He was a once noted mechanical inventor of Kentucky. He was the author of The Philosophy of Human Nature. He died Sept. 29, 1829, in Louisville,

Ky.

Buchanan, Joseph Rhodes, physician, journalist, inventor, author, was born Dec. 11, 1814, in Frankfort Ky. He claims to have invented the sciences of sarcognomy and psychometry. He published Buchanan's Journal of Medicine in 1849-56. He was the author of Outlines of Lectures on the Neurological System of Anthropology; Eclectic Practice of Medicine and Surgery; The New Education; Therapeutic Sarcognomy; and Manual of Psychometry. He died Dec. 26, 1898, in San Jose, Cal. Buchanan, McICean, actor, was born Feb. 28, 1823, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was educated for the navy; and served three years as midshipman on the sloop-of-war St. Louis. first appearance as an actor was made at the St. Charles theater of New Orleans in the character of Hamlet; in which role he a ISO made his appearance in New York in 1850. He visited England twice; and also made tours in Australia and California. He died April 16, 1872, in Denver, Col.

His

Buchanan, Koherdeau, civil engineer, genwas born Nov. 22, 1839 in

ealogist, author,

As civil engineer he was connected with the construction of the Charleston waterworks; and subsequently was chief-engineer of various enterprises. He was connected with the United States patent office; and since 1878 has been connected with the Nautical Almanac and the United States naval observatory at Washington, D.C. He is the author of a Report on Bridge Construction; Genealogy of the Roberdeau Family; and other works. He is a fellow of the American association for the advancePhiladelphia, Pa.

ment

of science.

Buchanan, Robert Christie, soldier, was born about 1810 in Maryland. He served as lieutenant in the Black Hawk and Seminole wars. He was made captain in 1838; and in the war with Mexico took part in numerous battles. In 1865 he was made brevet brigadier-general of the United States army for gallant conduct at Malvern Hill; and brevet major-general for services at Fredericksburg. of Louisiana in

He commanded the district 1868-69. He died Nov. 29, ington, D.C.

1878, in

Wash-