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   Sep 19, 2024 · James Knox Polk (pronounced /poʊk/; November 2, 1795–June 15, 1849) was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849. Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, but mostly lived in and represented the state of Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as Speaker of the House (1835–1839) and ...

   • Birthdate: November 02, 1795
   • Place of Burial: Nashville, TN, United States

   • Birthplace: Pineville, Mecklenburg Co., NC

2. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Polk-56James Knox Polk (1795-1849) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

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   James Knox Polk (02 November 1795 – 15 June 1849) was the 11th President of the United States (1845–1849). Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He later lived in and represented Tennessee. Polk, a Democrat, served as the 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and Governor of Tennessee (1839–1841). Polk was the surp...

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   Eleven U.S. states have named counties in President Polk's honor. They are: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.

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   "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNX6-DMH : 4 December 2014), James K Polk and Susan Childress, 01 Jan 1824; from "Tennessee St...

   "United States Census, 1830", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG2-K6J: Thu Oct 05 08:53:40 UTC 2023), Entry for James K Polk, 1830.

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   • Gender: Male
   • Birth Date: November 2, 1795

   • Spouse: Sarah (Childress) Polk
   • Death Date: June 15, 1849

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   1833–1835: Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee. James Knox Polk (/ poʊk /; [1] November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. A protégé of Andrew Jackson and a member of the Democratic Party, he was an advocate of Jacksonian democracy and extending the territory of the ...

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   James Knox Polk, the first of ten children, was born in a farmhouse (possibly a "log" cabin) in what is now Pineville, North Carolina in Mecklenburg County, just outside Charlotte. His father, Samuel Polk, was a slaveholder, successful farmer and surveyor of Scots-Irish descent. His mother, Jane Polk (née Knox), was a descendant of a brother of the Scottish religious reformer John Knox. She ...

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   James K. Polk (1795–1849) The life and career of James K. Polk reflected the country’s westward shift. His path followed the frontier as he moved from his birthplace in North Carolina to Tennessee as a child. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, he returned to Tennessee and began his career as a lawyer, serving in the ...

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   Oct 29, 2009 · James K. Polk (1795‑1849) served as the 11th U.S. president from 1845 to 1849. During his tenure, America’s territory grew by more than one‑third and extended across the continent for the ...

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   Who was James Knox Polk?

   • He worked with Aaron V. Brown, future Governor of Tennessee and Postmaster General. James Knox Polk was inaugurated as the 11th President of the United States on March 4, 1845. He and Sarah had no children. James' and Sarah's bodies were moved to the grounds of the State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee in 1893.

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   Who was James Polk?

   • In 1825, Tennessee voters elected James Polk to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he would serve seven terms and act as speaker of the House from 1835 to 1839. In Congress, Polk was a protégé of America’s seventh president, Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), a fellow Democrat and Tennessean who was in the White House from 1829 to 1837.

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   Where did James Knox Polk grow up?

   • He was born on a 250-acre farm in Pineville, North Carolina moving to Tennessee at age 11. After a mere two years of formal education James Knox Polk returned to North Carolina to become an honor student at the University of North Carolina. Upon graduation, he studied law in Nashville and then established a law practice in Columbia.

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   How did James Polk become president?

   • In 1844, James Polk unexpectedly became the Democrats’ nominee for president. He emerged as a compromise candidate after the more likely choice, former president Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), who had lost his reelection bid in 1840, failed to secure the party’s nomination. Polk thus became America’s first dark horse presidential candidate.

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   How old was James Polk when he entered the White House?

   • At age 49, James Polk was younger than any previous president when he entered the White House. A workaholic, America’s new chief executive set an ambitious agenda with four major goals: cut tariffs, reestablish an independent U.S. Treasury, secure the Oregon Territory and acquire the territories of California and New Mexico from Mexico.

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   Where did Samuel Polk live?

   • In 1803, most of Polk's relatives moved to the Duck River area in what is now Maury County, Middle Tennessee; Polk's family waited until 1806 to follow. The family grew prosperous, with Samuel Polk turning to land speculation and becoming a county judge.

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   Brief Life History of James Knox. When President James Knox Polk was born on 2 November 1795, in Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, his father, Maj. Samuel Polk, was 23 and his mother, Jane Gracey Knox, was 18. He married Sarah Childress on 1 January 1824, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States.