James Polk was a Democrat. But he was only nominated because the Democrats couldnt agree on anyone else.

Polk was born on November 2, 1795. He was the first of ten children, and was born in a farmhouse in Pineville, North Carolina. During his childhood, he suffered from poor health, which negatively affected his schooling.

James Polk was the 11th US president.

He met his wife at a politics meeting in West Virginia.

Andrew Jackson was the first one to survive a attempt assassination made by Richard Lawrence but exactly 30 years Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wikes Booth

He belived in Manifest Destiny-nova net

James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States (1845-1849).
James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States (1845-1849).

Polk is buried in a tomb on the grounds of Tennessee State Capitol Building in Nashville, Tennessee. His wife, Sarah Childress Polk, survived the President by 42 years. Both were originaly buried in the yard of their Nashville home but were moved when the house was torn down.

Oregon and Texas.

James K Polk died from Cholera which is a disease that can be spread by by drinking contaminated water. Cholera will cause you to have watery diarrhea and vomitting and you will die of dehydration. Caused by an infection in the large intestine by vibro cholerae bacteria which secrete a toxin that inflames the large intestine and prevents it from reabsorbing water.

Like three bucks, unless it is mint condition which would make it worth around six dollars at most. You should save it, they will be worth a lot more in the coming years.

(a second opinion)

These coins are still in circulation. If you get some rolls of dollar coins from your local bank you can likely find one in good condition. You can still order them from the US mint postpaid for $39.90 for a roll of 25, so don't pay more than $1.60 for one in mint condition!

As for saving them, with the current low interest rates you do not have much to lose since you can always spend them, but don't count on getting rich from them.

President Polk supported the acquisitions because he favored expansion. He wanted farmers to have more land, and he also wanted to keep the North and the South in balance. He also tried to buy Cuba during his presidency.

In 1844, the Democrats were split

The three nominees for the presidential candidate

Were Martin Van Buren, a former president and an abolitionist

James Buchanan, a moderate

Louis Cass, a general and expansionist

From Nashville came a dark horse riding up

He was James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump

Austere, severe, he held few people dear

His oratory filled his foes with fear

The factions soon agreed

He's just the man we need

To bring about victory

Fulfill our manifest destiny

And annex the land the Mexicans command

And when the votes were cast the winner was

Mister James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump

In four short years he met his every goal

He seized the whole southwest from Mexico

Made sure the tarriffs fell

And made the English sell the Oregon territory

He built an independent treasury

Having done all this he sought no second term

But precious few have mourned the passing of

Mister James K. Polk, our eleventh president

Young Hickory, Napoleon of the Stump

--They Might Be Giants, "James K. Polk"

The 11th President of the United States was James K. Polk from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849

He seemed an unlikely candidate for nomination to become President. Van Buren seemed to have the Democratic nomination locked up tight and would surely choose Polk as his running mate. The Whig candidate was bound to be the powerful Henry Clay. Polk had served as the Governor of Tennessee but had failed twoce to obtain re-election to that office. He was considered to be far too weak to win.

Polk was active in Tennessee politics when he ran for President.

President Polk was of a normal height and weight-- most sources say he weighed about 185 pounds. Given his height, he was not very fat at all. You may have been confusing him with William Howard Taft, who was very overweight-- at one point as much as 350 pounds, until he finally went on a serious diet. According to one story that seems to be factual, President Taft was so fat that he once got stuck in a bathtub.

From California to Texas, and the Oregon territory up the the 49th parallel.

Polk's father, Samuel Polk was a planter, surveyor and land speculator. He became very prosperous owning a large plantation and more than 50 slaves.

Mrs. Polk did not work outside of the home.

"Old Hickory " was a nickname of Andrew Jackson. Like Jackson, Polk was from Tennessee and Polk was sort of a protege of Jackson-- Jackson supported Polk.

1795: Born in North Carolina 1818: Graduates from the University of North Carolina 1823-25: Serves in the Tennessee House of Representatives 1825-39: Serves in the U.S. House of Representatives 1835-39: Serves as Speaker of the House 1839: Elected governor of Tennessee 1841:Fails to win reelection as governor and loses..... 1844: Becomes 11th president of US 1849: On June 15th......he dies :(

James Knox Polk was the 11th United States President.

He was born on a 250-acre farm in Pineville, North Carolina on November 2, 1795. His family moved to Tennessee when he was 11.

After a mere two years of formal education James Knox Polk returned to North Carolina to become an honor student at the University of North Carolina. Upon graduation, he studied law in Nashville and then established a law practice in Columbia.

During his first year in the Tennessee Legislature, he was introduced to Sarah Childress by Andrew Jackson. They were married on January 1, 1824.

His Congressional career lasted fourteen years including two terms as Speaker of the House. Polk returned home and successfully ran for governor of Tennessee. After a two year term he failed to be reelected.

He revived his political career came at the Democratic convention where he became a compromise candidate and when on to win the White House.

His administration froth with achievement. He expanded the borders of the United States to the Pacific Ocean while adding three states to the Union, started the Naval Academy, began construction of the Washington Monument and issued the first postage stamp while proclaiming a uniform standard for all the states; elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

True to his campaign pledge, he served only a four year term. He and Sarah returned to Tennessee. The couple embarked on an extensive tour of the southern states. At the end of the trip, he moved into his recently purchased estate in Nashville, "Polk Place." Just four months after leaving the White House Polk was dead at the age of 53.

He was buried at the Nashville City Cemetery and later reinterred on the lawn of his home "Polk Place" under a monument designed by architect William Strickland. His widow, Sarah endured the longest widowhood of any first lady and was in her 43rd year when death took her at the mansion. She was buried beside her husband at age 87. Two years after her death Polk Place was demolished and both bodies and the monument were relocated to the grounds of the State Capitol.

The Ancestral Home in Columbia, Tennessee was constructed by the Presidents father and is the only surviving residence of where Polk lived.

James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 - June 15, 1849)was the 11th president of the USA who served one term (1845-1849). He was President during the Mexican War and settled the Oregon boundary dispute. Before he was President he served in Congress and was Speaker of the House. He also served as governor of Tennessee.