Born in the Ringoes section of East Amwell Township , New Jersey , Buchanan attended the public schools and Clinton Academy . He studied law at Albany Law School , was admitted to the bar in 1864 and commenced practice in Trenton , New Jersey . Reading clerk of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1866 . He served as member of the Trenton Board of Education in 1868 and 1869 . Presiding judge of Mercer County 1872-1877 . He served as delegate to the 1872 Republican National Convention . He was appointed a member of the board of trustees of Peddie Institute , Hightstown , New Jersey , in 1875 . He served as member of the Common Council of Trenton 1883-1885
1872 Republican National Convention
1872 Republican National Convention
James Buchanan (New Jersey)