James Buchanan

Republican Representative of New Jersey's 2nd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

June 17, 1839 (61 years old)

Birthday

October 30, 1900

Death

American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Represented New Jersey’s 2nd congressional district from 1885 to 1893.
Studied law at Albany Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1864.
Held various local government positions, including reading clerk of the New Jersey General Assembly and member of the Trenton Board of Education.
Served as presiding judge of Mercer County from 1872 to 1877.
Participated as a delegate at the 1872 Republican National Convention.
Elected to four consecutive terms in Congress, serving as chairman of the Committee on Manufactures during the Fifty-first Congress.
Chose not to seek renomination in 1892 and returned to practicing law.
Elected city solicitor of Trenton shortly before his death in 1900.
Involved with the board of trustees of Peddie Institute and Bucknell College.