Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
James K. Polk was president of the United States from 1845 to 1849.
1795, Nov. 2
Born, Mecklenburg County, N.C.
1806
Family moved to what is now Maury County, Tenn.
1818
Graduated, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
N.C.
1819
1823
Chief clerk, Tennessee senate
1820
Began practicing law, Columbia, Tenn.
1824
Married Sarah Childress (died 1891)
1825
1839
Representative, sixth district of Tennessee, U.S. House of
Representatives
1835
1839
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives
1839
1841
Governor of Tennessee
1845
1849
President of the United States
1849, June 15
Died, Nashville, Tenn.
Biographical Note
From the guide to the James K. Polk Papers, 1775-1891, (bulk 1830-1849), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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