Buchan

American  

[buhk-uhn, buhkh-uhn] / ˈbʌk ən, ˈbʌx ən /

noun

1. John Baron Tweedsmuir, 1875–1940, Scottish novelist and historian: governor general of Canada 1935–40.

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Buchan British  

/ ˈbʌkən /

noun

1. John , 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. 1875–1940, Scottish statesman, historian, and writer of adventure stories, esp The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916); governor general of Canada (1935–40)

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Buchan

She recently collaborated with Canadian pros John Buchan and Jason Knight to find local acting talent for “Vladimir,” which shot in Toronto.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

Judge Buchanan said Buchan had been "appallingly reckless" and also banned him from driving for 10 years and 11 months.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Ben Taylor, 19, was a passenger in an Audi RS3 when Josh Buchan lost control of the car on the outskirts of Aberdeen in 2022.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Buchan realized that “an old regime was passing away,” and that the “vanishing” of one world and the arrival of another was “apt to crush those who had to meet it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Franklin had served as signal officer with Nelson at Trafalgar, was wounded while engaged under Packenham at the battle of New Orleans, and had commanded an arctic ship under Buchan in the Spitzbergen seas.

From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Greely, Adolphus W.