List of State Leaders in 1857 - North America

North America

  • Province of Canada: Sir Edmund Walker Head, Governor of the Province of Canada (1854–1861)
  • Costa Rica - Juan Rafael Mora Porras, President of Costa Rica (1849–1859)
  • Nicaragua - William Walker (1856–1857)
  • Mexico: Ignacio Comonfort, President of Mexico (1855–1857)
  • United States:
    1. Franklin Pierce, President of the United States (1853–1857)
    2. James Buchanan, President of the United States (1857–1861)

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