Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

James K. Polk was president of the United States from 1845 to 1849.

Biographical Note

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.

From the guide to the James K. Polk Papers, 1775-1891, (bulk 1830-1849), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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