James Knox Polk was the 6th Member of the U. S. House of Representatives to represent Tennessee's 6th Congressional District, the 4th U. S. House Member to represent Tennessee's 9th Congressional District, during which period he served as the 18th Chairperson of the House Ways and Means Committee and the 17th Speaker of the House, the 11th Governor of the State of Tennessee, and the 11th President of the United States.