James Knox Polk (/poʊk/; November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 11th president of the United States...

The presidency of James K. Polk began on March 4, 1845, when James K. Polk was inaugurated as President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1849...

1849. She was the wife of the 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk. Well educated in a successful family, Sarah met her future husband...

The President James K. Polk Home & Museum is the presidential museum for the 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk (1795–1849), and is located...

USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645), a Benjamin Franklin class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for...

places named for James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States from 1845 to 1849. President James K. Polk Home & Museum, Polk's young adult home...

The inauguration of James K. Polk as the 11th president of the United States took place on Tuesday, March 4, 1845, at the East Portico of the United States...

"James K. Polk" is a song by alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, about the United States president of the same name. Originally released in 1990...

Polk Place was the home of the 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk and his wife Sarah Childress Polk, originally on Vine Street in Nashville...

The President James K. Polk Historic Site is a museum and historic location in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and a historic site managed by the...

William Polk who fought in the American Revolutionary War (first cousin once-removed of James K. Polk) Polk County, Oregon Polk County, Tennessee Polk County...

Ezekiel Polk (December 7, 1747 – August 31, 1824) was American soldier, pioneer and the paternal grandfather of President James Knox Polk. Ezekiel Polk was...

the death of Sarah's husband President James K. Polk. Sallie was raised at the Polks' private residence Polk Place. She married George Fall in 1865,...

excelled at school, where he learned both Latin and Greek. Although James K. Polk had no background in foreign languages upon entering college, he proved...

James K. Polk (1795–1849) was the president of the United States from 1845 to 1849. James Polk may also refer to: James Polk (journalist) (1937–2021),...

Samuel Polk (July 5, 1772 – December 3, 1827) was an American surveyor and the father of U.S. President James Knox Polk. His slaves included Elias Polk. Samuel...

Maury County, Tennessee, and a first cousin twice removed of President James K. Polk. He resigned his ecclesiastical position to become a major-general in...

The 1844 presidential campaign of James K. Polk, then both the former speaker of the United States House of Representatives and governor of Tennessee...

held from Friday, November 1 to Wednesday, December 4, 1844. Democrat James K. Polk narrowly defeated Whig Henry Clay in a close contest turning on the...

18, 2017. "John Tyler". The White House. Retrieved August 30, 2022. "James K. Polk l The White House". Dehmer, Emliee (February 18, 2021). "Stump Speaking...

United States in the nineteenth century when it was first applied to James K. Polk, a relatively unknown Tennessee politician who won the Democratic Party's...

voluntary manslaughter (U.S. v. Holmes); pardoned Democratic president James K. Polk pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 268 people. Among...

Rough and Ready". In 1845, during the annexation of Texas, President James K. Polk dispatched Taylor to the Rio Grande in anticipation of a battle with...

A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent is a book by Robert W. Merry published in 2009 by...

nomination in the 1844 presidential election but was defeated by Democrat James K. Polk, who subsequently presided over the Mexican–American War. Whig nominee...

disputes. Before US President James K. Polk took office in 1845, the US Congress approved the annexation of Texas. Polk wished to gain control of a portion...

the President of the Republic of Texas), and future U.S. Presidents James K. Polk and Andrew Johnson Bill Lee, Republican, is the 50th governor of Tennessee...

The county was created in 1853 and named for United States President James K. Polk. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 956...

annexation of Texas angered Southern Democrats, leading to the nomination of James K. Polk. Growing opposed to slavery, Van Buren was the newly formed Free Soil...

from 7th Street to Brandywine Road and from Tyvola Road to President James K. Polk State Historic Site. In December 2019 construction began on the final...