Polk was from the state of Tennessee.
Polk State College was created in 1964.
James K. Polk died in the state of Tennessee, at his home in Nashville.
Louisiana
James L. Polk appears to not be famous for anything. James K. Polk on the other hand, was the 11th president of the United States. He oversaw the opening of the U.S. Naval Academy, the Smithsonian, and the Washington Monument.
North Carolina. Check the wiki entry for Polk.
"Who is James K. Polk?"
It was James K. Polk :)
Tennessee
Polk served in the TN state house from 1823 to 1825. I presume the election was in 1822.
Lincon made his famous speach- "House Divided". James Polk signs Texas as the 28th state. The potato famine started in Ireland.
Yes. George Polk, a famous CBS reporter who was murdered in Greece at the start of the Cold War and Leonidas Polk, one of the more controversial Generals of the Civil War (he was also an Episcobal bishop). There are also more.