Daguerreotype portrait photo circa 1840s of James K Polk (1795 - 1849) - the 11th US President (1845 - 1849).
Daguerreotype portrait photo circa 1840s of James K Polk. Polk (1795 - 1849) was the 11th US President and held office from 1845 to 1849. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives (1835 - 1839) and Governor of Tennessee (1839 - 1841) before becoming President and is noted for his foreign policy achievements. He famously led the US into the Mexican-American War (1846 - 1848) and the Americans emerged victorious. Polk was the first President to retire after a single term without seeking re-election and died from cholera three months after leaving office. Photo by Mathew B Brady.
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