Biographical Facts Birth: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, November 2, 1795 Ancestry: Scotch-Irish Father: Samuel Polk Birth: Tryon, North Carolina, July 5, 1772 Death: Maury County, Tennessee, November 5, 1827 Occupation: Farmer Mother: Jane Knox Polk Birth: Iredell County, North Carolina, November 15, 1776 Death: Maury County, Tennessee, January 11, 1852 Brothers: Franklin Ezekiel Polk (1802-1831); Marshall Tate Polk (1805-1831); John Lee Polk (1807-1831); William Hawkins Polk (1815-1862); Samuel Wilson Polk (1817-1839) Sisters: Jane Maria Polk (1798-1876); Lydia Eliza Polk (1800-1864); Naomi Tate Polk (1809-1836); Ophelia Clarissa Polk (1812-1851) Marriage: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, January 1, 1824 Wife: Sarah Childress Polk Birth: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, September 4, 1803 Death: Nashville, Tennessee, August 14, 1891 Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian Education: Private School; University of North Carolina (B.A., 1818); studied law Occupation Before Presidency: Lawyer Prepresidential Offices: Member of Tennessee Legislature; United States congressman; Speaker of the House of Representatives; Governor of Tennessee Inauguration Age: 49 Occupation After Presidency: Retired Death: Nashville, Tennessee, June 15, 1849 Place of Burial: State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tennessee
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