James K. Polk Eleventh president of the United States
James K. Polk is a 53 years old Eleventh president of the United States from . James K. Polk was born on November 02, 1795 (died on June 15, 1849, he was 53 years old) in as James Knox Polk.
About
Birth name of James K. Polk is James Knox Polk
No, he died on 06/15/1849, 175 years ago. He was 53 years old when he died. Cause of death: cholera. He died in Nashville and buried in Tennessee State Capitol .
Family
His mother is Jane Knox and his father is Samuel Polk. His mother died at the age of (James was 56 years old). When James born she was 19 years old. and Samuel Polk was 30 years old when James born. His father was a 1765-1827.
Parents
Mother: Jane Knox
Father: Samuel Polk
Wife
Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States
He married with Sarah Childress Polk (87), in 1824. James K. Polk was 28 and Sarah Childress Polk was 20 years old. After 25 years, 2 months, in 1849 Sarah passed away.
Education
He graduated from University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
What was James's zodiac sign?James K. Polk zodiac sign was scorpio.
Other facts about James K. Polk
| AlmaMater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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| Birth name | James Knox Polk |
| Place of death | Nashville , located in the administrative territorial entity: Tennessee |
| Office | Governor of Tennessee, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, 11th President of the United States |
| Party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| President | Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren |
| Profession | Lawyer, Plantations in the American South |
| Region | Tennessee, Tennessee's 6th congressional district, Tennessee's 9th congressional district |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
| RestingPlace | Nashville Tennessee, Tennessee State Capitol |
| Spouse | Sarah Childress Polk |
| Position held | Speaker Of The United States House Of Representatives , replaced by: Robert M. T. Hunter , replaces: John Bell , end time: 1839-03-04T00:00:00Z , start time: 1835-12-07T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Knox , series ordinal: 2 |
| Pseudonym | Young Hickory |
| Candidacy in election | 1844 United States Presidential Election |
| Height | 173 |
| Work location | Washington, D.C. |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
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| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Name in native language | James K. Polk |
| Family name | Polk. Show people with the surname Polk |
| Cause of death | Cholera |
| Religion | Methodism |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10569778 |
| Ethnic group | Scotch-Irish Americans |
| Date of death | 1849-06-15T00:00:00Z |
| Native language | English |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/James%20Polk%20Grave.jpg |
| Place of burial | Tennessee State Capitol |
| Number of children | 10 |
| CiNii author ID (books) | DA05178553 |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Writing language | English |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Libris-URI | Khw03xv33d7xft3 |
