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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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   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

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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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   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.

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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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   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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   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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   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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   Who was Sam Polk?

   • At Murfreesboro, Polk proved a promising student. In January 1816, he transferred and was admitted into the University of North Carolina as a second-semester sophomore. The Polks had connections with the university, then a small school of about 80 students: Sam Polk was their land agent for Tennessee, and his cousin, William Polk, was a trustee.

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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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   What did Sam Polk do at Tennessee State University?

   • The Polks had connections with the university, then a small school of about eighty students: Sam Polk was their land agent for Tennessee, and his cousin, William Polk, was a trustee. While there, Polk joined the Dialectic Society, in which he learned the art of oration. He also became the first person to be reelected president of the society.

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   Where did Ezekiel Polk live?

   • In 1803, Ezekiel Polk led four of his adult children and their families to the Duck River area in what is now Maury County, Tennessee; Samuel Polk and his family followed in 1806. The Polk clan dominated politics in Maury County and in the new town of Columbia.

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   Biography of President James K. Polk. James Knox Polk, son of Samuel Polk, and grandson of Ezekiel Polk, was born on the 2nd of November, 1793 about eleven miles south of Charlotte, on the Camden road, on a plantation which, at his father’s removal to Tennessee in 1806, became the property of Nathan Orr, and finally that of the late James ...