James Knox Polk
(1795-1849)
Occupation |
U.S. Representative U.S. Governor U.S. President (March 4, 1845 - March 4, 1849) |
Date of Birth | November 2, 1795 |
Date of Death | June 15, 1849 |
Place of Birth | Pineville (Mecklenburg County), North Carolina |
Place of Death | Nashville, TN |
Education | University of North Carolina |
Nicknames |
"Young Hickory" "Napoleon of the Stump" |
Parents |
Jane Polk Samuel Polk |
Spouse | Sarah Childress |
Political Party |
Democratic |
Number of Children | None |
President Polk...
James Polk was born in 1795 in North Carolina, and went on to become the 11th and youngest (at the time) president of the United States (1845–1849). Polk’s annexation of Texas led to the Mexican-American War (1846–1848), and the U.S. victory thereby led to the acquisition of large territories in the Southwest and along the Pacific coast, which in turn led to the establishment of the Department of the Interior. The northern border of the United States was also established under Polk, as were the Naval Academy and the Smithsonian. He died on June 15, 1849, in Nashville, Tennessee.
“54-40 or fight!”
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