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James Buchanan

Political Offices

What was Buchanan’s first elected office?

Buchanan won election in October 1814 to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a member of the Federalist Party. He served two terms in the state House before losing in an attempt for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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