Yes He was
Polk served in the TN state house from 1823 to 1825. I presume the election was in 1822.
The address of the James K. Polk Ancestral Home is: , Columbia, TN 38402
Andrew Jackson, James K Polk and Andrew Johnson all held public office in TN and lived most of their lives there. None of them were born in TN.
The address of the James K Polk Memorial Association is: Po Box 741, Columbia, TN 38402-0741
Polk moved to TN with his family when he was ten years old. He lived there the rest of his life, except for college days, and is buried there.
She died of natural causes at age 87 years and 344 days ,on August 14, 1891 at Nashville, TN.
Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, and James Polk lived in Tennessee almost all of their adult lives and all are buried in Tennessee, but no president has been born in Tennessee.
James K. Polk
Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, and James Polk lived in Tennessee almost all of their adult lives and all are buried in Tennessee, but no president has been born in Tennessee.
James K. Polk is the president buried on state capital grounds in Nashville.
James K. Polk was married to Sarah Childress(A daughter of a prominent family) in 1824.
No U.S. president lives in Tennessee. Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, and James Polk lived in Tennessee almost all of their adult lives and all are buried in Tennessee, but no president has been born in Tennessee.