| LC control no. | nr 90023858 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Polk, William Hawkins, 1815-1862 |
| Variant(s) | Polk, W. H. (William Hawkins), 1815-1862 Polk, Wm. (William), 1815-1862 |
| See also | Graduate of: University of Tennessee |
| Other standard no. | 26915810 Q2579151 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Columbia (Tenn.) Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 1815-05-24 |
| Death date | 1862-12-16 |
| Place of birth | Maury County (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Nashville (Tenn.) |
| Field of activity | Practice of law Tennessee--Politics and government--To 1865 United States--Politics and government--1849-1853 |
| Affiliation | Tennessee. General Assembly. House of Representatives United States. Congress. House United States. Army |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators Politicians Ambassadors |
| Found in | Tennessee General Assembly. Report of the joint select committee, 1843: p. 8 (Wm. Polk, chairman House) McBride, R.M. Biog. directory of the Tennessee General Assembly, 1975 (Polk, William Hawkins; lawyer; grad. Univ. of Tennessee; state representative 1841-5 and 1857-9; minister to the Kingdom of Naples 1845-7; member U.S. House of Representatives 1852-3; brother of President James K. Polk; b. 5/24/1815; d. 12/16/1862) MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Polk, William Hawkins, 1815-1862; usage: Wm. Polk; W.H. Polk; note: not primarily an author) Wikipedia September 27, 2023: (Polk was born in Maury County, Tennessee... He attended the public schools of Columbia, and the University of North Carolina in 1832 and 1833. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1839, and commenced practice in Columbia. Ambassadorship: On March 13, 1845, William H. Polk was appointed chargĖ d'affaires to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies by his brother [James K. Polk], who had just been elected president. Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, in office 1841-1845 ; Member os the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th district, in office March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853 ; Military service, United States Army, years of service 1847-1848 ; After a trip to the Northern states in late 1862, Polk fell ill while staying at the St. Cloud Hotel in Nashville. He died suddenly on December 16, 1862.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hawkins_Polk> |
| Associated language | eng |
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