1791–1868
James Buchanan
President of the United States from 1857 to 1861
77years old at death
28,163days lived
64%of the people on this site died younger
James Buchanan was born on 23 April 1791 and died on 1 June 1868, aged 77 years and 39 days. That is 28,163 days in all.
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