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'''James Knox Polk''' was the 11th [[president]] of the [[United States]]. He lived from 1795 to 1849.<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents James K. Polk]] by Dee Lillegard, Children's Press, 1988. </ref> He was elected in 1844 as a Democrat and served as president from 1845-1849. | '''James Knox Polk''' was the 11th [[president]] of the [[United States]]. He lived from 1795 to 1849.<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents James K. Polk]] by Dee Lillegard, Children's Press, 1988. </ref> He was elected in 1844 as a Democrat and served as president from 1845-1849. | ||
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| James K. Polk | |
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| 11th President of the United States | |
| Term of office March 4, 1845 - March 4, 1849 | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Vice President | George M. Dallas |
| Preceded by | John Tyler |
| Succeeded by | Zachary Taylor |
| Born | November 3, 1795 Pineville, North Carolina |
| Died | June 15, 1849 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Spouse | Sarah Childress Polk |
| Religion | Methodist |
James Knox Polk was the 11th president of the United States. He lived from 1795 to 1849.[1] He was elected in 1844 as a Democrat and served as president from 1845-1849.
Polk launched an invasion of Mexico to prevent an imminent Mexican attack on Texas.
Polk declined to run for a second term. He shortly afterwards retired at Polk Place, Nashville where he died on June 15, 1849. He was the first President to be outlived by his mother. [2]
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Presidents James K. Polk by Dee Lillegard, Children's Press, 1988.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Presidents James K. Polk by Dee Lillegard, Children's Press, 1988.