11th President of the United States
(March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849)
Columbia Lodge #31
Entered Apprentice 1820
Fellowcraft 1820
Master Mason 1820
Junior Warden 1821
Senior Warden 1822 Pro-Tem
LaFayette Chapter #4
Exalted a Royal Arch Mason 1825
Nickname: "Young Hickory"
Born: November 2, 1795, in Mecklenburg County, North
Carolina
Died: June 15, 1849, in Nashville, Tennessee
Father: Samuel Polk
Mother: Jane Knox Polk
Married: Sarah Childress (1803-1891), on January 1,
1824
Children: None
Religion: Methodist
Education: Graduated from the University of North Carolina
(1818)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Democratic
Other Government Positions:
- Member of Tennessee House of Representatives, 1823-25
- Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1825-39
- Speaker of the House, 1835-39
- Governor of Tennessee, 1839-41
