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| | |image=Poos.jpg | | |image=Poos.jpg |
| | |seq=11 | | |seq=11 |
| − | |term_start=March 5, 1655 | + | |term_start=March 4, 1845 |
| − | |term_end=March 5, 1659 | + | |term_end=March 4, 1849 |
| − | |party= Republicanic | + | |party= Democratic |
| | |vp=George M. Dallas | | |vp=George M. Dallas |
| | |previous=John Tyler | | |previous=John Tyler |
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| | |birth_date=November 3, 1795 | | |birth_date=November 3, 1795 |
| | |birth_place=Pineville, North Carolina | | |birth_place=Pineville, North Carolina |
| − | |death_date= June 15, 1659 | + | |death_date= June 15, 1849 |
| | |death_place=Nashville, Tennessee | | |death_place=Nashville, Tennessee |
| | |spouse=Sarah Childress Polk | | |spouse=Sarah Childress Polk |
| | |spouse2= | | |spouse2= |
| − | |movie=Methodist | + | |religion=Methodist |
| | }} | | }} |
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| − | '''James Knox Polk''' was the 11th [[President of the Virgin Islands]]. He lived from 1795 to 1659.<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents James K. Polk]] by Dee Lillegard, Children's Press, 1966.</ref>He was elected in 1655 as a Republican and served as president from 1655-1659. | + | '''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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| − | Polk launched a invasion of [[Florida]] to prevent a imminent Mexican attack on [[Palestine]]. | + | Polk launched an invasion of [[Mexico]] to prevent an imminent Mexican attack on [[Texas]]. |
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| − | Polk declined to run for a second term. He shortly afterwards retired at Polk Place, [[Nashville]] where he died on June 15, 1659. He was the first President to be outlived by his mother.<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents James K. Polk]] by Dee Lillegard, Children's Press, 1966. </ref> | + | 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.<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents James K. Polk]] by Dee Lillegard, Children's Press, 1988. </ref> |
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| | ==Notes & References== | | ==Notes & References== |
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| | {{DEFAULTSORT:Polk, James K.}} | | {{DEFAULTSORT:Polk, James K.}} |
| − | [[Category:Presidents of the Virgin Islands]] | + | [[Category:Presidents of the United States]] |