Sir James Buchanan, 2nd Baronet DL (7 August 1840 – 16 October 1901) was a British

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officer and Deputy Lieutenant of

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Family

Buchanan was born on 7 August 1840, the son of Rt. Hon.

Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Baronet Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Baronet, GCB, PC, DL (7 May 1807 – 12 November 1882) was a Scottish diplomat. Family Buchanan was the only son of James Buchanan of Blairvadach, Ardinconnal, Dumbartonshire, and Janet, the eldest daughter of Jam ...

and Frances Katharine Mellish. He married Arabella Catherine Colquitt-Craven, daughter of Goodwin Charles Colquitt-Craven of Brockhampton Park, near Cheltenham, on 19 February 1873. There were no children from this marriage.

Naval career

He joined the

being mate on 12 April 1860, lieutenant on 22 May 1861, and gained the rank of commander in the service of the Royal Navy. He was serving on in 1862 under the command of Commander Colin Andrew Campbell. By 1867 he was aboard as lieutenant commanderThe Edinburgh Gazette, 4 January 1870. p. 6 until he was invalided. He retired from the

on 30 January 1873.

Later life

He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Buchanan, of Dunburgh on 13 November 1882. He held the office of Justice of the Peace, and Deputy Lieutenant of

. He died at his residence,

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, near

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, on 16 October 1901, at age 61, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother, Eric Alexander Buchanan.

Arms

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