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  Polk, William H.
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NameWilliam H. Polk
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Columbia, Tennessee , United States
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Born May 24, 1815
DiedDecember 16, 1862 (47 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Jan 22, 2015 10:53pm
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InfoPOLK, William Hawkins, (brother of James Knox Polk), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Maury County, Tenn., May 24, 1815; attended the city schools, Columbia, Tenn., and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1832 and 1833; was graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1839 and commenced practice in Columbia, Tenn.; member of the State house of representatives 1842-1845; Minister to the Kingdom of Naples and served from March 13, 1845, to August 31, 1847; served as major of the Third Dragoons in the Mexican War in 1847 and 1848; elected as an Independent Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853); resumed the practice of law; died in Nashville, Tenn., December 16, 1862; interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.


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Father Samuel Polk 1772-1827
Brother James K. Polk 1795-1849
Brother Marshall Tate Polk 1805-1831
Nephew Marshall Tate Polk 1831-1884

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  08/01/1861 TN CSA Governor Lost 36.63% (-26.73%)
  08/04/1859 TN - District 06 Lost 2.18% (-95.64%)
  08/07/1851 TN - District 06 Won 56.13% (+12.27%)
  03/13/1845 US Ambassador to Two Sicilies Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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