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He was in office for four years.
Polk took office on March 4, 1845.
James K Polk did not die in office. He died three months after his retirement on June 15, 1849, likely of cholera.
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James k. Polk
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President Polk died 103 days (three months) after leaving office.
President Polk served one term, from March 1845 to March 1849.
He decided not to run for a second term and so left office because his term was up.
The salary for the President was $25,000 per year when Polk was in the office.
Yes, Polk who the 13th president took office in 1845. Lincoln (#16) took office in 1861.
He retired to his new home, Polk Place, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Unfortunately he died just 4 months after leaving office.)