James K. Polk

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James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States, known for his expansionist policies that led to significant territorial gains including much of the present-day American Southwest.

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James K. Polk canonical 55
James K. Polk administration 4
James Knox Polk 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor of Tennessee
President of the United States
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
human
lawyer
member of the United States House of Representatives
politician
admittedToBar Tennessee
almaMater University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
burialPlace Tennessee State Capitol
surface form: Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee
campaignPromise serve only one term as president
causeOfDeath cholera
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1795-11-02
dateOfDeath 1849-06-15
familyName Polk
fullName James K. Polk self-linksurface differs
surface form: James Knox Polk
givenName James
graduationYear 1818
honoredIn Polk County, Florida
Polk County, Iowa
Polk County, Oregon
marriageStart 1824-01-01
middleName Knox
militaryConflictOversaw Mexican–American War
notableWork led United States during the Mexican–American War
oversaw Oregon boundary settlement with Great Britain
oversaw acquisition of California and New Mexico
oversaw annexation of Texas
numberOfChildren 0
officeEnd 1849-03-04
officeStart 1845-03-04
orderInOffice 11
placeOfBirth Town of Pineville, North Carolina
surface form: Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
placeOfDeath Nashville
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee
policy territorial expansionism
politicalParty Democratic Party
positionHeld 11th president of the United States
Governor of Tennessee
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
precededBy John Tyler
profession lawyer
religion Presbyterianism
residence Polk Place, Nashville, Tennessee
signatureImage Signature of James K. Polk
spouse Sarah Childress Polk
succeededBy Zachary Taylor
termLength 4 years

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Polk hasNotableBearer James K. Polk
Polk hasNotableBearer James K. Polk
this entity surface form: James Knox Polk
Polk hasNotableBearer James K. Polk
this entity surface form: James H. Polk
Polk mostProminentlyAssociatedWith James K. Polk
John succeededBy James K. Polk
subject surface form: John Tyler
Polk City, Iowa namedFor James K. Polk