Trusten W. Polk (May 29, 1811 – April 16, 1876) served as the 12th Governor of Missouri in 1857 and U.S. Senator from 1857 to 1862. Polk was born in Bridgeville...
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Trusten Polk Dyer (May 27, 1856 – December 18, 1926) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington State Senate from...
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Democratic-Republican. Polk resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate. Special election to fill the remainder of Trusten Polk's term. Jackson was...
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Trusten Polk (1811–1876) was a U.S. Senator from Missouri from 1857 to 1862. Senator Polk may also refer to: Charles Polk Jr. (1788–1857), Delaware State...
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evolved into small military clashes. On May 11, 1846, President James Knox Polk submitted a message Congress suggesting war with Mexico; Price was part of...
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McMahon (1927), U.S. Senator (D-Connecticut), 1945–1952[citation needed] Trusten Polk (1831), U.S. Senator (D-Missouri), 1857–1862 Julius Rockwell (1826),...
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Polk may refer to: Charles Polk Jr. (1788–1857), 27th and 30th Governor of Delaware James K. Polk (1795–1849), 9th Governor of Tennessee Trusten Polk...
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notable descendants of Robert Polke include Trusten Polk the 12th Governor of Missouri and Charles Polk the 27th and 30th Governor of Delaware. Notable...
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American basketball player Susan Polk (born 1957), American murderer Tori Polk (born 1983), American long jumper Trusten Polk (1811–1876), American governor...
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re-election. Jan 12, 1857 – Mar 3, 1861 Democratic James S. Green 5 3 Trusten Polk Democratic Mar 4, 1857 – Jan 10, 1862 Elected in 1857. Expelled for supporting...
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Senate as a Unionist to fill the vacancy caused by the expulsion of Trusten Polk. Later that year, Henderson was elected to a full six-year term in the...
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defeat in 1854. He ran for Governor of Missouri in 1856, but lost to Trusten Polk. That same year, his son-in-law, John C. Frémont, husband of his daughter...
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Senate Democratic Kentucky Supporting the Confederate rebellion. 36—0 Trusten Polk 1862 Senate Democratic Missouri Supporting the Confederate rebellion...
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Henry M. Rice (D) ▌2. Morton S. Wilkinson (R) 1. Vacant 2. Vacant ▌1. Trusten Polk (D), until January 10, 1862 ▌John B. Henderson (UU), from January 17...
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senate for ten years. In 1856 Trusten Polk was elected as governor; and then U.S. Senator at the beginning of 1857. Polk opted for the Senate, and Stewart...
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gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1852, the Democratic nominee, Trusten Polk, defeated Know-Nothing candidate Robert C. Ewing (running under the American...
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fourth-shortest overall (behind only Frederick Bates, Claiborne Fox Jackson, and Trusten Polk). In the final days of his administration, Greitens signed 77 pieces...
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1857. The election was called to fill the remainder of the term of Trusten Polk, who had resigned in February 1857 upon his election to the United States...
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Louis Wigfall Democratic John C. Breckinridge Democratic Kentucky 1862 Trusten Polk Democratic Missouri Waldo P. Johnson Democratic Jesse D. Bright Democratic...
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Breckinridge; Kentucky Representative Henry Cornelius Burnett; Missouri Senators Trusten Polk and Waldo P. Johnson; Missouri Representatives John Bullock Clark and...
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was Lieutenant Governor from 1857 to 1861. In February 1857 Governor Trusten Polk resigned to accept election to the United States Senate, and Jackson...
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Johnson (Missouri), Trusten Polk (Missouri), Lazarus W. Powell (Kentucky), and Lyman Trumbull (Illinois). Breckinridge, Johnson, and Polk were expelled from...
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Somerset R. Waters Preceded by Harrison H. Lamotte, Lewis A. J. Lamotte, Trusten Polk, James H. Steele Succeeded by Frank Brown, Harrison H. Lamotte, Jacob...
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James K. Polk. Charles Polk Jr. (1788–1857), Governor of Delaware 1827–30 1836–37. Third cousin once removed of James K. Polk, Trusten Polk, and William...
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Former Representative James Seddon of Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Trusten Polk of Missouri Eleven candidates were nominated for the vice presidency...
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Republican 1868–1946 Luke P. Poland 1865–1867 3 Vermont Republican 1815–1887 Trusten Polk 1857–1862 1 Missouri Democratic 1811–1876 William P. Pollock 1918–1919...
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election for governor, Trusten Polk won election as the leader of an anti-Benton faction of Democrats. But only a month into his term, Polk resigned the governorship...
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Justice of the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court (1849-1858). Democrat Trusten Polk was expelled January 10, 1862 from the Class 1 seat for supporting the...
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admitted state) ▌1. Jefferson Davis (D) ▌2. Albert G. Brown (D) ▌1. Trusten Polk (D) ▌3. James S. Green (D) ▌2. John P. Hale (R) ▌3. James Bell (R), until...
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January 21, 1861 ▌2. Albert G. Brown (D), until January 12, 1861 ▌1. Trusten Polk (D) ▌3. James S. Green (D) ▌2. John P. Hale (R) ▌3. Daniel Clark (R)...
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