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James K. Polk

1795 - 1849

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James Knox Polk (; November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. A protégé of Andrew Jackson and a member of the Democratic Party, he was an advocate of Jacksonian democracy and extending the territory of the United States. Polk led the U.S. into the Mexican–American War, and after winning the war he annexed the Republic of Texas, the Oregon Territory, and the Mexican Cession. After building a successful law practice in Tennessee, Polk was elected to its state legislature in 1823 and then to the United States House of Representatives in 1825, becoming a strong supporter of Jackson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James K. Polk is the 60th most popular politician (down from 55th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from United States (down from 20th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Politician.

James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States. He is most famous for annexing Texas, Oregon, and California to the United States.

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Among politicians, James K. Polk ranks 60 out of 19,576. Before him are Richard III of England, Cnut the Great, Xerxes I, Nicholas II of Russia, Henry Kissinger, and Abraham Lincoln. After him are William III of England, James II of England, Pompey, Darius the Great, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Kim Jong-il.

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Among people born in 1795, James K. Polk ranks 1. After him are Frederick William IV of Prussia, Leopold von Ranke, John Keats, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Thomas Carlyle, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, Ernst Heinrich Weber, Rowland Hill, Gabriel Lamé, and Antonio José de Sucre. Among people deceased in 1849, James K. Polk ranks 3. Before him are Frédéric Chopin, and Edgar Allan Poe. After him are Hokusai, Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Johann Strauss I, Anne Brontë, William II of the Netherlands, Sándor Petőfi, France Prešeren, Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, and Charles Albert of Sardinia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James K. Polk ranks 21 out of 20,380. Before him are Ulysses S. Grant (1822), Martin Van Buren (1782), Steve Jobs (1955), Hillary Clinton (1947), Marilyn Monroe (1926), and Abraham Lincoln (1809). After him are Steven Spielberg (1946), Elvis Presley (1935), T. S. Eliot (1888), Grace Kelly (1929), Malcolm X (1925), and Ronald Reagan (1911).

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Among politicians born in United States, James K. Polk ranks 10. Before him are Andrew Jackson (1767), William McKinley (1843), Ulysses S. Grant (1822), Martin Van Buren (1782), Hillary Clinton (1947), and Abraham Lincoln (1809). After him are Ronald Reagan (1911), George Washington (1732), John F. Kennedy (1917), Joe Biden (1942), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882), and Benjamin Franklin (1706).

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