Person:Marshall Polk (1)

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Marshall Tate Polk, Jr.
b.15 May 1831 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
d.20 Feb 1884 Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
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m. 25 Oct 1827
  1. Marshall Tate Polk, Jr.1831 - 1884
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Name Marshall Tate Polk, Jr.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 15 May 1831 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Death? 20 Feb 1884 Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States

Marshall's father died before he was born, and he was raised by his uncle, President James K. Polk.

From Political Graveyard: Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1876; Tennessee state treasurer, 1877-83. Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, during the Civil War, and lost a leg. In 1883, a $400,000 shortfall was was discovered in the state treasury. Polk fled to Texas, was arrested there, and brought back to Nashville for trial. Charged with embezzlement, he pleaded not guilty -- his lawyer argued he was only guilty of "default of pay" -- but was convicted, sentenced to twenty years in prison, and fined. Imprisonment was delayed pending his appeal. Died in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn., February 20, 1884. Interment at Polk Cemetery, Bolivar, Tenn.

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