James K. Polk
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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[1] | |
| 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 of America. He lived from 1795 to 1849.[2]He was elected in the 1844 Presidential Election as a Democrat and served as president from 1845-1849.[3]
Polk launched an invasion of Mexico to prevent an imminent Mexican attack on Texas. The Whig Congressman Abraham Lincoln said that the area of Texas that American soldiers entered was in dispute, and was later criticized for his "Spot Resolution" that said that the Mexican War was started on the wrong spot.
Polk declined to run for a second term. He shortly afterwards retired at Polk Place, Nashville where he died on June 15, 1849[4]. He was the first President to be outlived by his mother.[2]
Notes & References
- ↑ http://www.trivia-library.com/a/11th-us-president-james-k-polk.htm
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Encyclopedia of Presidents James K. Polk by Dee Lillegard, Children's Press, 1988.
- ↑ http://www.trivia-library.com/a/11th-us-president-james-k-polk.htm
- ↑ http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/jkpolk.html
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