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.
John Tyler preceded Polk as US president.
The 11th President of the United States James K. Polk was born on November 2, 1795.
Polk succeeded John Tyler as President.
James Knox Polk
They were the parents of James Knox Polk, the 11th US president. Both were born in the United States, in the Mecklenburg region of North Carolina.
James K. Polk was 49 when he became president.
James K. Polk (term 1845-1849) was President of the United States during the Mexican-American War.
President Polk was responsible for the Mexican American War.
Zachary Taylor was next after Polk.
James Knox Polk.
If you are referring to the eleventh President of the United States, James K. Polk. He was born November 2, 1795 in Pineville, North Carolina.