Alexander McKenzie Buchanan (March 1, 1805 – August 26, 1868) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from May 4, 1853, to May 6, 1862.
[1][2] Born in New York City, Buchanan read law in the office of Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Isaac Trimble Preston, gaining admission to the bar in 1826.
[2] Buchanan was a judge of the Fourth District Court before his ascension to the supreme court bench.
[3] He later served as the city attorney for New Orleans from 1867 to 1868.
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