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Tag Archives: Speaker of the House James K. Polk
James Knox Polk’s Delicate Operation
In the early 19th century, any surgery was always dangerous. Young Polk Born in 1795 in North Carolina, James Knox Polk was the oldest of ten children born to a middle-class North Carolina family. They moved to Tennessee when Polk … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk
Tagged American history, bladder stones in the 19th century, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, James K. Polk, James Knox Polk, Kentucky surgeon Dr. Ephraim McDowell, Presidential history, Speaker of the House James K. Polk, surgery for bladder stones, the childhood of James K. Polk, the education of James K. Polk, the health of James K. Polk, US history, White House history
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Andrew Jackson Introduces the Polks
James Knox Polk and his wife, Sarah Childress, had a match made by none other than General Andrew Jackson himself. James K. Polk: Young Attorney James Knox Polk (1795-1849) was North Carolina born, but Tennessee raised and matured. An unimposing … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Sarah Polk, General Andrew Jackson, history, James and Sarah Polk, James K. Polk, James Knox Polk, James Polk, Presidential history, Sarah Childress Polk, Sarah Polk, Speaker of the House James K. Polk, US history
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