SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She acted as “First Lady” or “Hostess” at the White House.
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She was James Buchanan’s future wife.
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She was James Buchanan’s niece.
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She became a ward of James Buchanan when she was orphaned after his sister’s death.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1866 Harriet Lane married Henry Elliott Johnston, a Baltimore banker and railroad builder. Harriet resided in Baltimore until her husband died, when she returned to Northwest Washington to spend her remaining years.
Detailed explanation-2: -He remains the only President to be elected from Pennsylvania and to remain a lifelong bachelor. Tall, stately, stiffly formal in the high stock he wore around his jowls, James Buchanan was the only President who never married.
Detailed explanation-3: -Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston acted as First Lady of the United States, or “Hostess, ” for her uncle James Buchanan, who was a lifelong bachelor and the 15th President (1857-1861).
Detailed explanation-4: -Hailed by the press as the “Democratic Queen, ” Harriet was a popular hostess during the four years of the Buchanan presidency. Women copied her hair and clothing styles, parents named their daughters for her, and a popular song (“Listen to the Mockingbird”) was dedicated to her.