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Samuel Polk was born in 1772 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. [5] He was the son of Ezekiel Polk and Mary Jane Winslow Wilson. Polk married Jane Gracey Knox (1776-1852) on Christmas Day 1794 in Hopewell Church in Mecklenburg County. Jane was the daughter of Captain James Knox and Lydia (Gillespie) Knox. [6]
Aug 20, 2018 · Jane was the daughter of James Knox and Lydia Gillespie Knox. She died on Jan 11, 1852 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States. Marriage . Husband: Samuel Polk; Wife: Jane Gracy Knox; Marriage Date: 25 December 1794 Place: Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States Children . William Hawkins Polk; James Knox Polk
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Sam Polk shocked Wall Street in 2014 when he wrote an editorial titled “For the Love of Money” and published it in the New York Times. In it, he detailed how childhood aggressions and his high-powered job trading hedge funds in Manhattan had crossed his emotional wires between the need for money and happiness. “In my last year on Wall ...
Polk graduated from Columbia University in 2002 with a BA in English and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Designation. His writing has been published in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, and CNBC.com. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their daughter. For the Love of Money is his first book.
Jul 19, 2016 · Sam Polk. Simon and Schuster, Jul 19, 2016 - Biography & Autobiography - 288 pages. “Part coming-of-age story, part recovery memoir, and part exposé of a rotten, money-drenched Wall Street culture” (Salon), Sam Polk’s unflinching account chronicles his fight to overcome the ghosts of his past—and the radical new way he now defines success.
Feb 3, 2014 · Take These 7 Steps. “In my last year on Wall Street my bonus was $3.6 million — and I was angry because it wasn’t big enough,” began Sam Polk’s recent, riveting New York Times op-ed ...
About Sam @SamPolk. Former hedge fund trader Sam Polk is the author of "For the Love of Money." He is the co-founder and CEO of Everytable, a social enterprise that sells fresh, delicious meals at ...
