'''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. |