| LC control no. | n 80145740 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 |
| Variant(s) | Knox, James, 1795-1849 Polk, J. K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 Polk, James Knox, Pres. U.S., 1795-1849 Polk, Jimmy, 1795-1849 Young Hickory, 1795-1849 |
| See also | Tennessee. Governor (1839-1841 : Polk) United States. President (1845-1849 : Polk) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1795-11-02 |
| Death date | 1849-06-15 |
| Place of birth | Pineville (N.C.) |
| Place of death | Nashville (Tenn.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. House |
| Profession or occupation | Presidents Governors Politicians Lawyers United States. Congress. House--Speakers |
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| Found in | James K. Polk, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, 1995: CIP galley (Jimmy Polk, b. 11-2-1795; d. 6-15-1849) Tennessee. Governor (1839-1841 : Polk). Message of Governor Polk, to the two Houses of the legislature of Tennessee, 1839. "Presidential Election of 1844, 1844." DISCovering U.S. History. Gale Research, 1997. Reproduced in History Resource Center. (During the election of 1844 Democrats supported "the young Hickory," James K. Polk of Tennessee, a protege of Andrew Jackson) Shankle, G. American nicknames, c1955: p. 356 (Polk, James Knox; Young Hickory; received nickname because like Old Hickory (Andrew Jackson), Polk was born and raised on the frontier of North Carolina/Tennessee, and had similar political views) Franklin, Benjamin. The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, 1825: DLC copy inscription (J.K. Polk's) University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections Library. J.G.M. Ramsey family papers, 1790-1869 (Capt. James Knox) Wikipedia August 7, 2023: (James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 -June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. Before he became president, Polk served as the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives (1835-1839) and ninth governor of Tennessee (1839-1841). After building a successful law practice in Tennessee, Polk was elected to its state legislature in 1823 and then to the United States House of Representatives in 1825, becoming a strong supporter of Jackson. After serving as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, he became Speaker of the House in 1835, the only person to serve both as Speaker and U.S. president. Polk left Congress to run for governor of Tennessee, winning in 1839 but losing in 1841 and 1843. Born: James Knox Polk, November 2, 1795, Pineville, North Carolina, U.S. ; Died: June 15, 1849 (aged 53) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. ; Occupation: politician, lawyer.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_K._Polk> |
| Associated language | eng |
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