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James K. Polk
Dates In Office:
March 04, 1845
to
March 04, 1849
Age in Office:
49
Birth - Death:
November 02, 1795
to
June 15, 1849
Party:
Democratic
Location Born:
North Carolina
Office:
Governor of Tennessee
Religion:
Methodist
More Resources
JAMES K. POLK EVENT TIMELINE
FIRST LADY SARAH POLK
JAMES K. POLK PRESIDENTIAL SITES AND ORGANIZATIONS
James K. Polk Papers (Library of Congress)
James K. Polk Project, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
James Polk Home National Historic Landmark, Columbia, TN
President James K. Polk Home and Museum, Columbia, TN
BIOGRAPHIES OF JAMES K. POLK
Biography of James K. Polk by John C. Pinheiro
Biography of James K. Polk by George Clarence Robinson
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