Please answer the following question: Facts: - profession: politician - death place: trenton , new jersey - preceded: j. hart brewer - thumb|state: new jersey - term: march , 1893 4 , 1885 & ndash ; march 3 - party: republican - death date: 30 october 1900 - district: 2nd - succeeded: john j. gardner - birth date: 17 june 1839 - name: james buchanan - image: james buchanan -lrb- new jersey -rrb- . jpg - birth place: ringoes , new jersey Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james buchanan -lrb- new jersey -rrb- .
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james buchanan -lrb- june 17 , 1839 -- october 30 , 1900 -rrb- was an american republican party politician who represented new jersey 's 2nd congressional district in the united states house of representatives from 1885 to 1893 .