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James K. Polk
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James K. Polk

Dates In Office: 
March 04, 1845 to March 04, 1849
Age in Office: 
49
Birth - Death: 
November 02, 1795 to June 15, 1849
Party: 
Democratic
Location Born: 
North Carolina
Office: 
Governor of Tennessee
Religion: 
Methodist

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JAMES K. POLK EVENT TIMELINE
FIRST LADY SARAH POLK
JAMES K. POLK PRESIDENTIAL SITES AND ORGANIZATIONS
     James K. Polk Papers (Library of Congress)
     James K. Polk Project, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
     James Polk Home National Historic Landmark, Columbia, TN
     President James K. Polk Home and Museum, Columbia, TN
BIOGRAPHIES OF JAMES K. POLK
     Biography of James K. Polk by John C. Pinheiro
     Biography of James K. Polk by George Clarence Robinson