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James Knox Polk

(1795—1849) American Democratic statesman

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Polk, James K.

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The Oxford Guide to the United States Government

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11th President

• Born: Nov. 2, 1795, Mecklenburg County, N.C. • Political party: Democrat • Education: University of North

Polk, James K.

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The Oxford Companion to American Military History

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(1795–1849), eleventh president of the United States.

Born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on 2 November 1795,

Polk, James K

Polk, James K (b. 2 November 1795)   Reference library

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619–1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass

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(b. 2 November 1795; d. 15 June 1849), eleventh president of the United States.

James Knox Polk

Polk, James Knox

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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military

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Polk, who moved to Tennessee as a child, was admitted to the bar in 1820 and quickly became active in politics, entering the state legislature in ...

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World Encyclopedia

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During his administration, California and New Mexico were acquired as a result of the US victory in the Mexican War

Polk, James Knox

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The Oxford Companion to United States History

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(1795–1849), eleventh president of the United States. A Jacksonian Democrat and devotee of Thomas Jefferson's agrarian political ideology, Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, ... More

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