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James K. Polk (personal facts (death (June 15, 1849 Nashville, Tennessee…
James K. Polk
personal facts
Born - November 2, 1795 Pineville, Nortth Carolina
death
June 15, 1849 Nashville, Tennessee (53 years old)
resting place - Tennessee State Capitol
cause of death - cholera
family
wife - Sarah Childress - First Lady of the United States from 1845 to 1849; didn't have kids with James
Parents
Jane Knox - born on November 15, 1776; died on
Samuel Polk - born in 1768 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, U.S.; died on December 3, 1827 (age 58-59) Columbia, Tennessee, Samuel was a farmer, slaveholder, and surveyor of Scots-Irish descent.
education - University of North Carolina
nicknames - Young Hickory, Napoleon of the Stump
interesting facts
James was one of only three Presidents that didn't have any children
Polk placed a ban on alcohol, liquor and dancing in the White House
He is the only president who also held the position, Speaker of the House of Representatives
he's remembered for his expansion policies which added among others, Texas and California to the United States
He was named after his mother's father, who was a captain during the American Revolution
Government
9th Governor of Tennessee
in office October 14, 1839 - October 15, 1841
presidency
He is considered by many to be the best one-term president in American History
He was a strong leader during the Mexican War
He added a huge area to the United States from the Oregon Territory through Nevada and California
11th U.S President at 49 years old: in office from March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849 (1 term)
Political party - Democratic
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His belief in the country’s “Manifest Destiny” to expand from coast to coast was the driving force behind several of his accomplishments
Vice president: George M. Dallas (1845–1849)
he significantly reduced trade tariffs
One of Polk's campaign pledges was to put an end to the boundary disputes in the Oregon territory between the US and Great Britain. His supporters took up the rallying cry "54'40 or fight" which would have granted the US all of the Oregon Territory.
Reestablish the Independent Treasury System—the Whigs had abolished the one created under Van Buren
Polk won the 1844 presidential election as the dark horse candidate
13th Speaker of the United States HORs.
in office from December 7, 1835 – March 3, 1839
Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
Early Life
He was the first of 10 children born into a family of farmers
The Polks had immigrated to America in the late 1600s, settling initially on the Eastern Shore of Maryland but later moving to south-central Pennsylvania and then to the Carolina hill country
^ Reconstruction of the log cabin where the Polks lived in Pineville, North Carolina in 1795
education - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1816–1818 and graduated with honors
quote:
"Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our
beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world."
