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Fifteenth President
Lived: April 23, 1791 - June 1, 1868
Term: 1857-1861
Spouse: None
Quote: “To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute.”
Historical Information:
- Never married. First and only bachelor to be president.
- The Dred Scott Case decision was delivered 2 days after his inauguration.
- The panic of 1857 saw the collapse of 1,400 state banks and he followed a path of “reform not relief.”
- His decisions led to the Utah War against the Mormons that lasted from 1857-1858.
- Some of his decisions contributed to the “Bleeding Kansas” Crisis.