Person:William Polk (7)

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William Hawkins Polk
b.24 May 1815 Maury, Tennessee, United States
d.16 Dec 1862 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
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m. 25 Dec 1794
  1. President James Knox Polk1795 - 1849
  2. Jane Maria Polk1798 - 1876
  3. Lydia Eliza Polk1800 - 1864
  4. Franklin E. PolkAbt 1802 - 1831
  5. Marshall Tate Polk1805 - 1831
  6. John Polk1806 - 1831
  7. Naomi Tate Polk1809 - 1836
  8. Ophelia Clarissa Polk1811 - 1851
  9. William Hawkins Polk1815 - 1862
  10. Samuel Washington PolkAbt 1817 - 1839
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  • H.  William Hawkins Polk1815 - 1862
  1. Anne Polk
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Facts and Events
Name William Hawkins Polk
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 May 1815 Maury, Tennessee, United States
Marriage to Unknown
Death[1] 16 Dec 1862 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Reference Number? Q2579151?


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William Hawkins Polk (May 24, 1815 – December 16, 1862) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district from 1851 to 1853. He was the younger brother of President James K. Polk. Prior to his election to Congress, he had been a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1841–1845), served as U.S. Minister to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1845–1847), and fought as a major in the Mexican–American War.

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Polk supported the Union. He ran for Governor of Tennessee in 1861, but lost to the secessionist incumbent, Isham G. Harris.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Hawkins Polk, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   GenForum.

    [1] Buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Maury Co, Tennessee.

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