Inaugural Address
Fourth Annual Message to Congress, December 3, 1860
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15th President of the United States (1857–1861)
17th United States Secretary of State (1845–1849)
Senator from Pennsylvania (1834–1845)
U.S. Representative for PA–4 (1823–1831)
U.S. Representative for PA–3 (1821–1823)
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Harriet Lane (niece)
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showOffices and distinctions

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded byJacob Hibshman

Member of the House of Representativesfrom Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional districtSeat 1 1821–1823

Succeeded byDaniel H. Miller

Preceded byJames S. Mitchell

Member of the House of Representativesfrom Pennsylvania's 4th congressional districtSeat 1 1823–1831

Succeeded byWilliam Muhlenberg Hiester

Preceded byPhilip P. Barbour

Chair of the House Judiciary Committee 1829–1831

Succeeded byWarren R. Davis

Diplomatic posts

Preceded byJohn Randolph

United States Minister to Russia 1832–1833

Succeeded byWilliam Wilkins

Preceded byJoseph Reed Ingersoll

United States Minister to the United Kingdom 1853–1856

Succeeded byGeorge M. Dallas

U.S. Senate

Preceded byWilliam Wilkins

United States Senator (Class 3) from Pennsylvania 1834–1845        Served alongside: Samuel McKean, Daniel Sturgeon

Succeeded bySimon Cameron

Political offices

Preceded byJohn C. Calhoun

United States Secretary of State 1845–1849

Succeeded byJohn M. Clayton

Preceded byFranklin Pierce

President of the United States 1857–1861

Succeeded byAbraham Lincoln

Party political offices

Preceded byFranklin Pierce

Democratic nominee for President of the United States 1856

Succeeded byStephen A. Douglas¹John C. Breckinridge

Notes and references

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