BUCHANAN

humanist and GEORGE reformer;; had from Scotland (1539), through against monastic orders; became as was ep pupil), a a and wrote ee La winning fame; imprisoned in by Inquisition (1551); tutor to Queen of Scots (1562); tutor to VI. (1570); wrote democratic treatise condemned by Parliament burned by Univ. of Oxford (1579); history of Scotland, valuable as for his own times (1582). He scholar and writer of first rank. oe by Hume Brown (1890), the fifteenth President of the States. He was b. near Mercers burg, Pa., and in 1809 graduated from son College. After studying law in 1812 admitted to the bar. he was affiliated with the Party, he supported the War of He was elected to Congre in 1820 was succe ively re-elected in the follov and Roxten years. He took a prominent queen’s in the debates in Congre and bec: His son, widely known. He was a supporte! sixth and Andrew Jackson for the Presidency See (1828), and the latter appointed _ Minister to Ru ia, where he did Ital. cellent service in arranging an import Doge of commercial treaty between the Uni yearly, States and Ru ia. He was elected com the Senate in (1834) and served 12 ye D.; disH is attitude toward slavery was in main favorable to the institution, w he was in the Senate. Four years foll Bouk epha los, ing his retirement from the Senate, the was appointed Secretary of State sprung up President Polk. In (1853) he was city of pointed Minister to England Dschalalpur) President Pierce. He was nomina to its for the Presidency in (1856) largely cause of his advocacy of the annex at of Cuba. He selected for his Cabi 1839), chiefly men who favored the sece ior search the Southern States. He, himself, w] ene that the Sane Hato” xen secede, announced in 60) that - aan President had no right or constitutio Glasgow | Power to prevent the States from sec the | Ins. | His failure to take decisive act later a |™ade it po ible for tho seceding Sta and | t© Prepare for war beforo the gove works ees could take means to prevent John| Following his retivement from 1 Half-| Presidency, he supported tho Uni By Raleigh the a Buchanan cied at Lancast | Pa. He was succeeded in the Presider Montrose| by Abraham Lincoln. serialiy (1841-1901), Eng. poet, novelist, a ' | dramatist; his first vol. of verse,’ Und tones (1863), was followed by ma (1506-82), to fly others; Of his numerous Complete Poetical Works (190 novels, The Shadow writing the Sword and God and the Man: prof. erhaps the best Hie: achieved. ays, Erendest A succe with his SA original oa pla Parciou and his adaptations of Fielding’s nove Mary, BUCHANITES, followers of Els James Simpson (1738-91), concubine of Ron and Chester ta pre a a6 pub. fi material| _ BUCHAREST, cap. of Rumania (4 was a| 25’ N., 26° 7’ E.); situa in ted Wallachi Life,| plain, and traversed by Dimbovit es fa a Mac mill an] R.; has royal palace, government buil churches, and charitable institution (1791-1868), | trading center, principally in agrict United | tural produce, timber, and petroleuz | Treaty settling boundary question w Dickin- | concluded here by Turkey and Ru he was (1812); likewise that ending Balk: Although] Wars in (1913). During the World W. Federalist Bukharest was in hands of Germa 1812.} (Dec., 1916, to Nov., 1918). Trea and signed here between Rumania and Ce tral Powers, (March 7, 1917), was nullified by armistice of November 11, (1918). Pop. 300,000