James Buchanan Presidential Cabinet: Government Issues
The members of the James Buchanan Presidential Cabinet provided the President with advice on the important events of his presidency from March 4, 1857 to March 4, 1861. Key government issues requiring Cabinet debate included the Panic of 1857 that resulted in a important depression, the formation of the Confederate States in 1861 and the events surrounding the Dred Scott decision.

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James Buchanan Presidential Cabinet
The following list provides the names of the James Buchanan Presidential Cabinet members and the departments in which they held the positions in which the foreign policies and the domestic policies of the nation were discussed. The Presidential Cabinet Members had to be approved by the Senate by a majority (51 votes). The Presidential Cabinet members of the executive departments of the US Government are ranked in order, according to the United States Presidential Line of Succession

James Buchanan Presidential Cabinet

Vice President: John C. Breckinridge (1857-61)

Secretary of State:

Lewis Cass (1857-60)
Jeremiah S. Black (1860-61)

Howell Cobb (1857-60)
Philip F. Thomas (1860-61)
John A. Dix (1861)

John B. Floyd (1857-60)
Joseph Holt (1861)

Jeremiah S. Black (1857-60)
Edwin M. Stanton (1860-61)

Aaron V. Brown (1857-59)
Joseph Holt (1859-61)
Horatio King (1861)

Isaac Toucey (1857-61)

Jacob Thompson (1857-61)

James Buchanan Presidential Cabinet
The James Buchanan Presidential Cabinet article provides interesting facts and important information about the Cabinet members and departments of the 15th President of the United States.