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Business

John Buchanan (oil executive) Sir John Gordon St Clair Buchanan (9 June 1943 – 13 July 2015) was a New Zealand-born scientist and director. Buchanan was born in Auckland in June 1943 and grew up in Papatoetoe. He received his education at Auckland Grammar School and at the ...

(1943–2015), New Zealand-born scientist and director *

John C. Buchanan (businessman) John C. Buchanan was an American businessman. He arrived in San Francisco in 1846 by overland route from Kentucky. Buchanan was a member of Frémont’s Battalion, and was also owner of many town lots. In 1847 he was alcalde Alcalde (; ) is ...

(fl. 1846–1848), businessman in San Francisco *

John Murdoch Buchanan John Murdoch Buchanan (1897–1975) was a businessman and Chancellor of the University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelown ...

(1897–1975), businessman and Chancellor of the University of British Columbia

Military

John Buchanan (frontiersman) Major John Buchanan (January 12, 1759 – November 7, 1832) was an American frontiersman and one of the founders of present-day Nashville, Tennessee. He is best known for defending his fort, Buchanan's Station, from an attack by a combined forc ...

(1759–1832), American settler and founder of Buchanan's Station

Politics and law

* John Buchanan (Canadian politician) (1931–2019), Premier of Nova Scotia, 1978–1990. *

John Buchanan (American politician) John Howard Buchanan is a freelance journalist, and was a fringe Republican candidate in the 2004 Presidential election. Buchanan was previously based in Florida and lives in rural Georgia. Buchanan discovered documents related to Union Bankin ...

, American journalist and U.S. presidential candidate, 2004 *

John Buchanan (Maryland judge) John Buchanan (1772–November 6, 1844) was a Maryland politician and long-serving Justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals, sitting on the court from 1806 to 1844, and serving as chief justice from 1824 to 1844. Biography John Buchanan was born ...

(1772–1844), Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals * John Buchanan (MP) (1761–1839), Scottish politician, MP for Dunbartonshire 1821–26 *

John Buchanan (New Zealand politician) John Buchanan (1819–1892) was a nineteenth-century Member of Parliament from the Hawke's Bay region Hawke's Bay ( mi, Te Matau-a-Māui) is a local government region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region's name de ...

(1819–1892), New Zealand politician *

John A. Buchanan John Alexander Buchanan (October 7, 1843 – September 2, 1921) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia and a judge of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Biography Buchanan was born in Smyth County, Virginia S ...

(1843–1921), US House of Representatives member from Virginia *

John Alexander Buchanan John Alexander Buchanan (March 4, 1887 – May 9, 1976) was a politician and civil engineer from Alberta, Canada. Buchanan was appointed to the Senate of Canada on January 15, 1959 on the advice of John Diefenbaker. He retired from the Senate o ...

(1887–1976), Canadian senator *

John Andrew Buchanan John Andrew Buchanan (October 2, 1863 – December 22, 1935) was a judge and politician in Astoria in the U.S. state of Oregon, and an amateur poet who wrote the lyrics to the Oregon state song. In 1920 he composed the lyrics to " Oregon, My Ore ...

(1863–1935), judge and politician in Astoria in the U.S. state of Oregon *

John C. Buchanan (Texas politician) John Buchanan may refer to: Business *John Buchanan (oil executive) (1943–2015), New Zealand-born scientist and director * John C. Buchanan (businessman) (fl. 1846–1848), businessman in San Francisco *John Murdoch Buchanan (1897–1975), busin ...

, Texas state senator, 1879–1885, see

Eighteenth Texas Legislature The 18th Texas Legislature met from January 9, 1883 to February 6, 1884 in its regular session and one called session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in the 1882 general electio ...

John C. Buchanan (Virginia politician) John Chalkley Buchanan (January 20, 1911 – April 15, 1991) was an American physician and politician who served in the Virginia Senate The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 s ...

, Virginia state senator, 1972–1991 *

John Hall Buchanan Jr. John Hall Buchanan Jr. (March 19, 1928 – March 5, 2018) was an American politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965-1981, representing Alabama's 6th congressional d ...

(1928–2018), US House of Representatives member from Alabama * John P. Buchanan (1847–1930), Governor of Tennessee *

John Preston Buchanan John Preston Buchanan (January 30, 1888 – September 15, 1937) was an American politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the state's 1st district. Buchanan succeeded his father, Benjamin Franklin Buchanan, who would ...

(1888–1937), American politician in the Virginia Senate *

J. W. Buchanan John W. Buchanan (1871–1941) was an American politician from Arizona who served in the states first three legislatures, the first two in the House of Representatives, and the third in the State Senate. During his political career he also serv ...

(1871–1941), Arizona politician, state senator, state house of representatives

Religion

* John Buchanan (pastor), pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago *

John Buchanan (bishop) John Clark Buchanan (May 6, 1933 – April 15, 2020) was an American bishop. He was the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri. Early life and education Buchanan was born on May 6, 1933, in Joanna, South Carolina to Dock Jones Buc ...

(1933–2020), American bishop of the Episcopal Church

Sciences and medicine

John Buchanan (biologist) John Machlin Buchanan (September 29, 1917 – June 25, 2007) was an American professor of biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He arrived at MIT in 1953 and retired in 1988 after a distinguished career in which he was electe ...

(1917–2007), professor of biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology *

John Buchanan (botanist) John Buchanan (13 October 1819 – 1898) was a New Zealand botanist and scientific artist. He was a fellow of the Linnean Society. Biography Buchanan was born in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and in his early life apprenticed as a calico pattern ...

(1819–1898), New Zealand botanist and scientific artist *

John Young Buchanan John Young Buchanan FRSE FRS FCS (20 February 1844 – 16 October 1925) was a Scottish chemist, oceanographer and Arctic explorer. He was an important part of the Challenger Expedition. Life He was born in Partickhill, Glasgow on 20 February ...

(1844–1925), Scottish chemist, oceanographer and Arctic explorer

Sports

John Buchanan (English cricketer) John Nevile Buchanan MC, DSO, (30 May 1887 – 31 October 1969) was a South African born English cricketer. Buchanan was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Grahamstown, Cape Colony and educated at Charte ...

(1887–1969), English cricketer and decorated WWI officer * John Buchanan (Australian cricketer) (born 1953), Australian cricketer and coach *

John Buchanan (Cambuslang footballer) John Buchanan was a Scottish footballer, who played for Cambuslang and Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border wi ...

(fl. 1889), Scottish footballer * John Buchanan (footballer, born 1899) (1899–1947), Scottish footballer (St Mirren, Rangers, Morton) *

John Buchanan (footballer, born 1928) John Buchanan (9 June 1928 – December 2000) was a Scottish football striker. Buchanan started his career with Clyde, and his prolific form saw him get a move to Derby County. He also played for Bradford Park Avenue, before retiring in 1963. ...

(1928–2000), Scottish footballer (Clyde) *

John Buchanan (footballer, born 1935) John Buchanan (3 January 1935 – 1 September 2009) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Hibernian, Raith Rovers and Newport County in the 1950s and 1960s. Buchanan, who was born and educated in Leith, played for youth side Edinburgh Wav ...

(1935–2009), Scottish footballer (Hibernian) * John Buchanan (footballer, born 1951), Scottish footballer (Cardiff City, Northampton Town) *

John Buchanan (sailor) John Buchanan (1 January 1884 in Rhu – 25 November 1943 in Rhu) was a Scottish sailor who competed for the Royal Clyde Yacht Club in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known ...

(1884–1943), British Olympic gold medalist in 1908 *

John Buchanan (soccer) John Buchanan may refer to: Business *John Buchanan (oil executive) (1943–2015), New Zealand-born scientist and director * John C. Buchanan (businessman) (fl. 1846–1848), businessman in San Francisco * John Murdoch Buchanan (1897–1975), busi ...

, former Canadian soccer coach, in the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame

Other fields

* John Buchanan (inventor), Australian inventor of the

atmospheric diving suit An atmospheric diving suit (ADS) is a small one-person articulated submersible which resembles a suit of armour, with elaborate pressure joints to allow articulation while maintaining an internal pressure of one atmosphere. An ADS can enable di ...

* John Buchanan (judoka) (born 1975), British judoka *

John Buchanan (settler) John Buchanan (1855–1896), was a Scottish horticulturist who went to Central Africa, now Malawi, in 1876 as a lay member of the missionary party that established Blantyre Mission. Buchanan came to Central Africa as an ambitious artisan: his c ...

(1855–1896), Scottish agriculturalist and early colonial settler in Nyasland *

John Lee Buchanan John Lee Buchanan (June 19, 1831 – January 19, 1922) was the second president of Virginia Tech (then Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College) and sixth president of the University of Arkansas. Biography Buchanan was born to Patrick ...

(1831–1922), second president of Virginia Tech (then Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College)