ABOUT
Niece of lifelong bachelor and President of the United States James Buchanan who acted as First Lady from 1857 to 1861. She was known for the large collection of European art that she had acquired over the years and donated to the government after her death.She had three cutters (vessels) named in her honor by the United States Coast Guard.She used her time and influence as James Buchanan's First Lady to improve the living conditions of Native Americans in reservations.
BEFORE FAMEAfter the death of her father at age eleven, she requested James Buchanan as her legal guardian.
PERSONAL LIFEShe was thirty-six years old when she married Henry Elliott Johnston, a Baltimore banker.
The meaning of the name Lane: From The Lane FUN FACTSPolitical Wife Harriet Lane were born on Wednesday, birthstone is Emerald, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of , it is 132 days until Harriet Lane next birthday.