Buchanan, James, was born at Ringoes, N. J., June 17, 1839; studied at the Clinton Academy ; entered the law-office of John ‘T. Bird, Esq., in 1860; attended the law school at Albany

Baptist Church History – Published by Jim Curran

  · 6h  · Daily Baptist EncyclopediaPost by Jim CurranBuchanan, James, was born at Ringoes, N. J., June 17, 1839; studied at the Clinton Academy ; entered the law-office of John ‘T. Bird, Esq., in 1860; attended the law school at Albany, and was admitted to the bar in the fall of 1864. He was reading clerk in the Assembly in 1866, and was appointed law judge of Mercer County in 1874. The university in Lewisburg conferred upon him the honorary degree of A.M. in 1875. © He and his brother Joseph joined the Cherry- ville Baptist church on the same day in March, 1865. Judge Buchanan has identified himself fully with the cause of God, and stands in the fore front of pastors’ helpers in Trenton, where he resides. On the death of Hon. D. M. Wilson, in 1873, Judge Buchanan was heartily chosen to the presidency of the New Jersey Baptist State Convention, and has been annually re-elected. In associational, benevolent, and educational interests he is fre- quently called upon, and is always ready with his voice and influence. From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart