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United States Embassy Stockholm The Presidents of the United States James K. Polk Eleventh President 1845-1849 [Sarah Childress Polk] November 2001 Fast Fact: James K. Polk extended the Nation's boundaries to the shores of the Pacific Biography: Often referred to as the first "dark horse" President, James K. Polk was the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House, and the last strong President until the Civil War. He was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in 1795. Studious and industrious, Polk was graduated with honors in 1818 from the University of North Carolina. As a young lawyer he entered politics, served in the Tennessee legislature, and became a friend of Andrew Jackson. In the House of Representatives, Polk was a chief lieutenant of Jackson in his Bank war. He served as Speaker between 1835 and 1839, leaving to become Governor of Tennessee. Until circumstances raised Polk's ambitions, he was a leading contender for the Democratic nomination for Vice President in 1844. Both Martin Van Buren, who had been expected to win the Democratic nomination for President, and Henry Clay, who was to be the Whig nominee, tried to take the expansionist issue out of the campaign by declaring themselves opposed to the annexation of Texas. Polk, however, publicly asserted that Texas should be "re-annexed" and all of Oregon "re-occupied."

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President James K. Polk was not expected to win the election James K. Polk Is Elected 11th President of the United States November 5, 1844 When James K. Polk accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidency, he was not very well known. The Whig opposition party played on his obscurity, sniping, "Who is James K. Polk?" An experienced speaker, Polk surprised everyone when he campaigned vigorously and won the presidency on November 5, 1844. He was called a "dark horse" candidate because he was not expected to beat his opponent, Henry Clay of the Whig Party, to become the 11th president of the United States. page 1 of 3 Library Of Congress Legal Notices Privacy Site Map ... Contact Us

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A pro-Democrat cartoon shows Polk, the expansionist candidate, and the collapse of Whig opposition to the addition of Texas James K. Polk Is Elected 11th President of the United States November 5, 1844 Winning by a narrow margin, Polk campaigned on his strong support for westward expansion, a hotly debated issue that was dodged by other candidates. After taking office, Polk acted swiftly to fulfill his campaign promises, as he intended to serve only one term. In four years, he oversaw the addition of Texas, the reestablishment of an independent treasury system, and the acquisition of territory from Mexico. This new land from Mexico eventually became California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. This new land came just in time for the discovery of gold in California in 1848. page 2 of 3 Library Of Congress Legal Notices Privacy Site Map ... Contact Us

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U.S. Presidents and Freemasonry The purpose of this webpage is to present information about U.S. Presidents who had some involvement with Freemasonry, either as members or in some other way. Please feel free to contact me with information, suggestions, or corrections about the information on this site. You can contact me by clicking on my name: Paul M. Bessel There are 14 U.S. Presidents who are generally considered to have been Freemasons. The "rating" in the following chart is from various polls of historians' views of U.S. Presidents that were conducted at various times. The details about these polls are shown at the bottom of this webpage. These polls were not related, so their ratings may not correlate completely with each other. However, there seems to be a general consensus among all the polls. For example, Abraham Lincoln is always rated #1, the greatest of all U.S. Presidents, and Warren G. Harding is always rated as the worst of all the U.S. Presidents who served in that office. Name Rating (see details above) Involvement in Freemasonry George Washington "Great" -

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Longevity of U.S. Presidents Ed Uthman, MD Diplomate, American Board of Pathology Last updated 2 Sep 2000 Everyone knows that the average life span of humans has increased markedly in the 20th century, but has it increased for everyone? An informal study of U.S. presidents may yield some surprising answers. My aim is to look at the effect of medical advances over the last two centuries on the longevity of those who are most likely to have access to those advances. I think presidents make an interesting (if small) sample because of their demographic uniformity: all are white male politicians, almost all are military veterans, and presumably all had sufficient wealth and/or prestige to command whatever medical resources were available in their later years. Of the 41 men who have held the office, 5 are still alive (Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton), 4 were victims of homicide, all from gunfire (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Kennedy)*, and 32 died of natural causes (4 while in office: Harrison, Taylor, Harding, FD Roosevelt). These 32 are listed below by date of death. The "ordinal" figure is the order in which each served as president, Cleveland having served two non-consecutive terms. NAME ORD- INAL YEAR DIED AGE CAUSE OF DEATH*** Washington, George

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92. Today In History: November 5 president james K. polk—Eleventh president of the United States. Currier Ives,publishers, between 1845 and 1860. Prints and Photographs Division http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/nov05.html

@import url(../css/am15_global_ss.css); @import url(ss/tih1_ss.css); Search all collections Today in History The Library of Congress American Memory Home Today in History: November 5 sources archives yesterday The Napoleon of the Stump Prints and Photographs Division On November 5 , 1844, Democratic candidate James K. Polk defeated Whig party candidate Henry Clay to become the eleventh president of the United States. Democrats nominated dark horse candidate Polk on the ninth ballot of the Democratic National Convention after party favorite Martin Van Buren lost the bid because of his opposition to annexing Texas, a position deemed unacceptable by Southerners and by former president Andrew Jackson Told of his nomination in a letter, Polk penned the reply: "It has been well observed that the office of President of the United States should neither be sought nor declined. I have never sought it, nor should I feel at liberty to decline it, if conferred upon me by the voluntary suffrages of my fellow citizens." Read Polk's acceptance letter in full in the American Memory collection Words and Deeds in American History Texas Coming In.

93. James Polk--a Model For Modern Presidents By John Silveira Issue 32 “Who’s james polk?’ People were asking it then and they’re still asking it now . As if the president of the United States would care and in polk’s case, http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/silveira32.html

Remembering Sept. 11, 2001 Enter A Keyword Features Home Page Current Issue Article Index Previous Issues ... Home Energy Info Quick Links Massad Ayoob Ask Jackie Clay Dave Duffy John Silveira ... Claire Wolfe Forum / Chat Forum/Chat Info Enter Forum Member Chat Lost Password ... Trading Post Ad Advertising Swap Meet Print Classifieds Trading Post Web Site Ads ... Magazine Ads More Features Links Country Moments Radio Show Meet The Staff ... Write For BHM News/Politics Dave Duffy John Silveira Columnists Available Now In The General Store by John Silveira It was snowing and three of us were up at the office. Dave Duffy, the fellow who publishes BHM, and I were trying to get some work done on this issue. His friend, O.E. MacDougal, had dropped by that morning. James K. Polk He was at his computer composing his editorial. I was taking a break and working a crossword puzzle. I wrote in P-O-L-K. Dave still looked skeptical. That said, he picked up his book again. Mac nodded. A dark horse Dave drummed his fingers on the desk. We shook our heads. The Texas question Britain had an interest in preventing the annexation because an independent Texas would present another source of raw cotton for the huge textile industry in England. With Texas a part of the United States, the near monopoly of cotton enjoyed by the Americans would be perpetuated.

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Home Browse Newsletters Store ... Subscribe Already a member? Log in This Article's Table of Contents Introduction Law Career and Marriage Begins Political Career To the Presidency Oregon Boundary and Mexican War ... Print this Table of Contents Shopping Price: USD $1495 Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (Hardcover) Price: USD $15.95 The Scrabble player's bible on sale! Save 30%. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Price: USD $19.95 Save big on America's best-selling dictionary. Discounted 38%! More Britannica products Polk, James Knox Student Encyclopedia Article Page 1 of 7 James Knox Polk James K. Polk, daguerreotype by Mathew Brady, 1849. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Polk, James Knox... (75 of 1486 words) var mm = [["Jan.","January"],["Feb.","February"],["Mar.","March"],["Apr.","April"],["May","May"],["June","June"],["July","July"],["Aug.","August"],["Sept.","September"],["Oct.","October"],["Nov.","November"],["Dec.","December"]]; To cite this page: MLA style: "Polk, James Knox."

96. Polk, James K. --  Encyclopædia Britannica polk, james K. 11th president of the United States (1845–49). Under his leadershipthe United States fought the Mexican War (1846–48) and acquired vast http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9060640

Home Browse Newsletters Store ... Subscribe Already a member? Log in Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Introduction Early life and career Presidency Assessment Additional Reading ... Print this Table of Contents Shopping Price: USD $1495 Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (Hardcover) Price: USD $15.95 The Scrabble player's bible on sale! Save 30%. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Price: USD $19.95 Save big on America's best-selling dictionary. Discounted 38%! More Britannica products Polk, James K. Page 1 of 5 James K. Polk born November 2, 1795, Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, U.S. died June 15, 1849, Nashville, Tennessee James K. Polk, daguerreotype by Mathew Brady, 1849. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. in full James Knox Polk Mexican War see presidency of the United States of America See also Polk, James K....

97. Ben's Guide (6-8): The Presidents Of The United States president, VICE president, TERM, PARTY. 1, George Washington, John Adams John Adams,17891793 11, james K. polk, George M. Dallas, 1845-1849, Democrat http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/government/national/president_list.html

The Presidents of the United States PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT TERM PARTY George Washington John Adams John Adams None John Adams Thomas Jefferson Federalist Thomas Jefferson Aaron Burr George Clinton Democratic-Republican James Madison George Clinton Elbridge Gerry Democratic-Republican James Monroe Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican John Quincy Adams John C. Calhoun Democratic-Republican Andrew Jackson John C. Calhoun Martin Van Buren Democrat Martin Van Buren Richard M. Johnson Democrat William Henry Harrison John Tyler Whig John Tyler None Whig James K. Polk George M. Dallas Democrat Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Whig Millard Fillmore None Whig Franklin Pierce William R. King Democrat James Buchanan John C. Breckinridge Democrat Abraham Lincoln Hannibal Hamlin Andrew Johnson Republican Andrew Johnson None Democrat Ulysses S. Grant

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EXPLORE ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT HISTORICAL BIRTHDAYS ... home Presidents of the United States Click on a president below to get to know him better. Sorry, no female presidents yet. George Washington Benjamin Harrison John Adams Grover Cleveland ... Grover Cleveland Presidential Thumbnails Take a quick look at some presidential statistics in order of appearance... George Washington to Andrew Jackson Grover Cleveland to Woodrow Wilson ... George W. Bush First Ladies Make News These women served our country alongside their husbands. Abigail Adams Lucy Hayes Edith Roosevelt Edith Wilson ... Laura Bush President George W. Bush had a regulation T-ball field built on the South Lawn of the White House. The first game, between the Satchel Paige Memphis Red Sox and the Capitol City Rockies, took place on May 6, 2001. In 1886, Grover Cleveland became the first, and only, president to be married in the White House. The residence of the U.S. president was called the "President's Palace," the "President's House," and the "Executive Mansion," before Theodore Roosevelt made "White House" the official name in 1901. John Adams was the first president to live in the White House.

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