Of Balloch Castle, Dunbarton, the son of Thomas Buchanan, Glasgow merchant; educated at Glasgow University he was a Tory MP for Dunbartonshire (1821-26).

REFERENCES TO John Buchanan:

Samuel Parr to an unnamed correspondent, 21 August 1819 in Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828)