James K. Polk
Born:
November 2, 1795
Died:
June 15, 1849
Age:
53
Signature:
James K. Polk signature
Summary

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President Polk (d. 1849), 1858 portrait by George Healy
President Polk (d. 1849), 1858 portrait by George Healy
James K. Polk and Sarah Childress Polk.
James K. Polk and Sarah Childress Polk.
Map of Mexico in 1845, with the Republic of Texas, the Republic of Yucatan and the disputed territory between Mexico and Texas in red. Mexico claimed to own all of Texas.
Map of Mexico in 1845, with the Republic of Texas, the Republic of Yucatan and the disputed territory between Mexico and Texas in red. Mexico claimed to own all of Texas.
Polk and his cabinet in the White House dining room. Front row, left to right: John Y. Mason, William L. Marcy, James K. Polk, Robert J. Walker Back row, left to right: Cave Johnson, George Bancroft Secretary of State James Buchanan is absent.
Polk and his cabinet in the White House dining room. Front row, left to right: John Y. Mason, William L. Marcy, James K. Polk, Robert J. Walker Back row, left to right: Cave Johnson, George Bancroft Secretary of State James Buchanan is absent.
Presidential $1 Coin of Polk.
Presidential $1 Coin of Polk.
Robert Cooper Grier, one of President Polk's two appointees to the Supreme Court.
Robert Cooper Grier, one of President Polk's two appointees to the Supreme Court.
The house where Polk spent his adult life before his presidency, in Columbia, Tennessee, is his only private residence still standing.
The house where Polk spent his adult life before his presidency, in Columbia, Tennessee, is his only private residence still standing.
James K. Polk's tomb lies on the grounds of the state capitol in Nashville, Tennessee.
James K. Polk's tomb lies on the grounds of the state capitol in Nashville, Tennessee.
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