| LC control no. | no2014139046 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Polk, Rufus K. (Rufus King), 1866-1902 |
| Birth date | 18660823 |
| Death date | 19020305 |
| Place of birth | Columbia (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Affiliation | Lehigh University United States. Congress. House Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Chemists |
| Found in | Memorial addresses on the life and character of Rufus K. Polk (late a representative from Pennsylvania), 1902: title page (Rufus K. Polk) Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress website, viewed October 21, 2014 (Polk, Rufus King, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Columbia, Maury County, Tenn., August 23, 1866; attended Webb's Academy, Culleoka, Tenn.; was graduated from Lehigh University, South Bethlehem, Pa., in 1887 and took a post-graduate course in mining engineering; settled in Danville, Montour County, Pa., and was employed as a chemist; held supervisory positions with several steel companies and ultimately became engaged in the manufacture of structural iron; served as first lieutenant of Company F, Twelfth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, in the Spanish-American War; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1900; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses and served from March 4, 1899, until his death in Philadelphia, Pa., March 5, 1902; interment in Fairview Cemetery, Danville, Pa.) |
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