Buchanan, Sir Andrew
(1807–1882)
- G. C. Boase
- , revised by H. C. G. Matthew
Extract
Buchanan, Sir Andrew (1807–1882), diplomatist, the only son of James Buchanan of Blairvadoch, Ardinconnal, Dunbartonshire, and Janet, eldest daughter of James Sinclair, twelfth earl of Caithness, was born on 7 May 1807. He entered the diplomatic service on 10 October 1825, and was attached to the embassy at ...