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James Knox Polk (1795-1849).

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  • Record No:29750
  • Accession No:95-108.
  • Subject/Title:James Knox Polk (1795-1849).
  • Artist:G. P. A. Healy
  • Date Created:1846
  • Owner/Location:TN State Library and Archives 403 7th Ave. N. Nashville, TN 37243-0312 Web Contact: Preservation - State Library
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  • Materials/Media:Photographic print
  • History:P101. Entry # 385 in book "Portraits in Tennessee Before 1866." See also #29748, 29749, 29751, 30224-30226.
  • Notes:Tennessee General Assembly, 1823-25. US Representative, 1825-39. Speaker of the House, 1835-39. Governor of TN, 1839-41. US President, 1845-49. Married Sarah Childress, 1824.
  • Photographer:Wiles-Hood
  • Categories:Portrait paintings; Men; Presidents