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James K. Polk

James Knox Polk

President of the United States from 1845 to 1849.

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Country of Citizenship

United States

Position Held

President of the United States
(3/4/1845 - 3/4/1849)
Replaces
:
John Tyler
Replaced By
:
Zachary Taylor
Series Ordinal
:11
Elected In
:
1844 United States Presidential Election
Start Time
: 3/4/1845
End Time
: 3/4/1849
Member of the United States House of Representatives
(3/4/1833 - 3/4/1839)
Replaces
:
William Fitzgerald
Replaced By
:
Harvey Magee Watterson
Electoral District
:
Tennessee's 9th Congressional District
Start Time
: 3/4/1833
End Time
: 3/4/1839
Governor of Tennessee
(10/14/1839 - 10/15/1841)
Replaces
:
Newton Cannon
Replaced By
:
James C. Jones
Series Ordinal
:9
Start Time
: 10/14/1839
End Time
: 10/15/1841
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
(12/7/1835 - 3/4/1839)
Replaces
:
John Bell
Replaced By
:
Robert M. T. Hunter
Start Time
: 12/7/1835
End Time
: 3/4/1839
Member of the United States House of Representatives
(3/4/1825 - 3/4/1833)
Replaces
:
John Alexander Cocke
Replaced By
:
Balie Peyton
Electoral District
:
Tennessee's 6th Congressional District
Start Time
: 3/4/1825
End Time
: 3/4/1833
President-Elect of the United States
(December 1844 - 3/4/1845)
Replaces
:
William Henry Harrison
Replaced By
:
Zachary Taylor
Series Ordinal
:10
Elected In
:
1844 United States Presidential Election
Start Time
: December 1844
End Time
: 3/4/1845
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
(1823 - 1825)
Represents
:
Maury County
Start Time
: 1823
End Time
: 1825

Place of Death

Nashville

Occupation

Politician
Lawyer
Statesperson
Planter Class

Date of Birth

11/2/1795

Date of Death

6/15/1849

Instance Of

Human

Member of Political Party

Democratic Party

Educated At

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Image

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Commons Gallery

James Knox Polk

Spouse

Sarah Childress Polk
(1/1/1824 - 6/15/1849)
Place of Marriage
:
Murfreesboro
End Cause
:
Death of Subject
Start Time
: 1/1/1824
End Time
: 6/15/1849

Cause of Death

Cholera

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Given Name

James
Series Ordinal
:1
Knox
Series Ordinal
:2

Place of Birth

Pineville

Place of Burial

Tennessee State Capitol

Family Name

Polk

Image of Grave

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Name in Native Language

James K. Polk

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English
Latin
Greek

Native Language

English

Number of Children

0

Birth Name

James Knox Polk

Father

Samuel Polk

Religion or Worldview

Methodism

Work Location

Washington, D.C.

Height

173 centimetre

Sex or Gender

Male

Writing Language

English

Described by Source

11 items
Obálky Knih
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24488578
A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Polk, James Knox
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24820841
The Encyclopedia Americana
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Polk, James Knox
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Polk, James Knox
The American Cyclopædia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Polk, James Knox
Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Polk, James Knox
New International Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The New International Encyclopædia/Polk, James Knox
The New Student's Reference Work
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The New Student's Reference Work/Polk, James Knox

Mother

Jane Knox

Candidacy in Election

1844 United States Presidential Election

Pseudonym

Young Hickory

Archives At

New York Public Library Main Branch
Collection
:
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Title
: James K. Polk papers
Inventory Number
:MssCol 17764
Described at URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
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