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James K Polk was born in Pineville, a small town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on November 2, 1795
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President James K. Polk
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Graduated at University of North Carolina
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President James K. Polk got marry to Sarah Childress Polk
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Polk moved from the Tennessee legislature to the United States House of Representatives severing to 1825 to 1839
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serving as speaker of the House from 1835 to 1839
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He left at 1839 from being speaker of the house
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Leading into the presidential election of 1844, Polk was the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for the vice presidency
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James Polk took office on March 4, 1845
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led to the Mexican-American War
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End of the Mexican American War
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President James K. Polk Died June 15, 1849, Nashville, TN
