Interesting Facts About James K Polk

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Facts About James K Polk

Presidency	James K Polk, 11th President of United States, ( March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849)
Political Party	Democratic
Born	Polk, James Knox Pineville, North Carolina, U.S., November 2, 1795
Died	Aged 53 on June 15, 1849, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Cause of Death	Cholera
Grave	Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Parents	S. Polk and J. Knox
Spouse	Sarah Childress (m. 1824)
Children’s	Never having children

He was the country’s first dark horse candidate.
Polk is remembered for advancing “manifest destiny” – the idea that the U.S. could and should expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
After four years in office, Polk kept his promise to serve only one term and retired.
He was the first president in office to have his photo taken in 1849.
Before the election of 1844, the Democratic Part could not agree on a candidate. At the last minute, party leaders proposed James K Polk.