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- President James Knox Polk (1795 - 1849) - Genealogy - Geni.com
James Knox Polk (pronounced /ˈpoʊk/ POKE; November 2, 1795 –...
- James K. Polk Smith (1846 - 1907) - Genealogy - Geni.com
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- President James Knox Polk (1795 - 1849) - Genealogy - Geni.com
Dec 1, 2022 · James Knox Polk (pronounced /ˈpoʊk/ POKE; November 2, 1795 – June 15, 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 the state of Tennessee.
- Sarah Polk
- Pineville, Mecklenburg Co., NC
- ""The Dark Horse""
- November 2, 1795
Genealogy for James K. Polk Smith (1846 - 1907) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
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.
James Knox Polk ( / poʊk /; [ 1] November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He also served as the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839 and the ninth governor of Tennessee from 1839 to 1841.
Based in the History Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the James K. Polk Project sought to locate all extant letters by or to the United States’ eleventh president (1845–49) and to publish an annotated edition of selected letters in print and online.
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Oct 29, 2009 · James 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 first...