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513:: Don Giustino Fortunato, Don Michele Gravina, and Don Antonio Spinelli. An agreement was reached after three days, and a copy of the proposed treaty was transmitted to Washington on December 1. While the treaty wasn't as favorable as the U.S. had hoped, it did outline rules regarding duties on tonnage and purchase imports, and rights regarding navigation, shipwrecks, movement of citizens, and asylum. The treaty was ratified in April 1846. It remained in effect until a new treaty was negotiated by the
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Belinda G. Dickenson on April 18, 1837, in Maury County, Tennessee, and she died on March 26, 1844, in Nashville, Tennessee. He married Mary Louisa Corse on June 29, 1847, in New York City. She died on April 2, 1851. He married Lucy Eugenia Williams on July 14, 1854, in Montmorenci,
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Representatives in 1859, and spent several weeks battling his old foe, James H. Thomas, for the Democratic Party nomination. Fearing their squabble would cost the party the seat in the general election, Polk withdrew from the race in
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Washington to champion causes for the state's Unionists, including advocating the confiscation of the property of Confederates. In June 1862, after the Union Army had recaptured Nashville, he spoke at a Unionist convention in the city. In
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in 1838, and the third by Polk's predecessor, William
Boulware, in 1841—had all failed. Hammett had warned Polk that the kingdom was very protective of its Naples tobacco market, leaving Polk concerned that a treaty might not be possible unless he offered a quid pro quo for the tobacco tariff
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Britain, France, and Spain, whose imports to the kingdom received lower tariff rates. Three attempts to negotiate such a treaty—the first by
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Polk engaged in reckless behavior as a youth that his family found troubling. He was described as a spendthrift prone to "extravagance" and "light amusements." A letter from his brother, James K. Polk, warned him, "you are getting into habits that must inevitably destroy you."
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with the rank of major. This unit, commanded by
Colonel Edward G.W. Butler, was one of several temporary regiments created to augment the regular army's war efforts. Polk was one of two majors in the regiment, the other being Lewis Cass, Jr., the son of Senator
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Tennessee joining the Confederacy. He was criticized by secessionists, nevertheless, for not speaking up in favor of separation sooner, and for earlier attacks on Confederate president
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Democrats in hopes of stemming the rising secessionist furor led by Governor
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Northern states in late 1862, Polk fell ill while staying at the St. Cloud Hotel in Nashville. He died suddenly on December 16, 1862. His sister-in-law, former First Lady
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Party, Politics, and the Sectional Conflict in Tennessee, 1832–1861
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1176:(New York: American Historical Society, Inc., 1933), pp. 553–554.
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Executive Documents of the House of Representatives
602:In 1851, Polk challenged the Democratic incumbent,
846:(University of North Carolina Press, 1993), p. 16.
2261:List of federal judges appointed by James K. Polk
555:Polk and the Third Dragoons took part in General
475:On March 13, 1845, William H. Polk was appointed
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897:(Church News Publishing Company, 1892), p. 619.
463:Polk was elected to Maury County's seat in the
976:(University of Tennessee Press, 1997), p. 167.
2439:People of Tennessee in the American Civil War
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961:(University of Nebraska Press, 1992), p. 387.
840:Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Roy P. Stonesifer,
444:in 1839, and commenced practice in Columbia.
2444:Southern Unionists in the American Civil War
2097:Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
1541:U.S. House of Representatives
1035:The Lieutenant Generalcy: Col. Polk's Speech
912:(University of Oklahoma Press, 1983), p. 79.
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618:, recalling Scott's earlier attacks against
385:(1841–1845), served as U.S. Minister to the
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693:), frequently engaging in tense debates.
522:political upheavals of the following year
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2159:James K. Polk 1844 presidential campaign
2154:1840 United States presidential election
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432:in 1832 and 1833. He graduated from the
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779:, Vol. 1 (B.F. Johnson, 1915), p. 567.
700:had seceded following the election of
375:Tennessee's 6th congressional district
371:United States House of Representatives
70:March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
2277:President James K. Polk Historic Site
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1462:"William Hawkins Polk (id: P000412)"
637:, Polk was nominated as an at-large
587:In 1850, Polk was a delegate to the
2474:American people acquitted of murder
2434:People from Maury County, Tennessee
2164:1844 Democratic National Convention
2149:1840 Democratic National Convention
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1001:Tennessee: The Harmonious Democracy
641:for his old State Department boss,
440:, studied law, was admitted to the
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2287:List of memorials to James K. Polk
1604:United States Ambassadors to Italy
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831:(Random House, 2001), pp. 162–163.
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465:Tennessee House of Representatives
383:Tennessee House of Representatives
149:Tennessee House of Representatives
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1187:Who Shall Be Our Next Governor
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2404:American proslavery activists
2211:Inauguration of James K. Polk
1539:Member of the
1524:U.S. House of Representatives
882:, Vol. 4 (1945), pp. 222–231.
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635:presidential election of 1856
626:-dominated state legislature
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389:(1845–1847), and fought as a
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1239:Nashville Union and American
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1073:Nashville Union and American
1056:Nashville Union and American
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430:University of North Carolina
286:lawyer, diplomat, politician
273:University of North Carolina
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2246:Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
1621:Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
577:Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
483:Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
387:Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
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1143:, 28 September 1860, p. 1.
958:The Mexican War, 1846–1848
894:History of the Mexican War
675:1860 presidential election
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242:Lucy Eugenia Williams Polk
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1374:, 17 December 1862, p. 2.
1357:, 9 September 1862, p. 2.
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1460:United States Congress.
1069:Speaking of the Electors
1041:, 31 January 1853, p. 2.
791:U.S. Presidents Factbook
2256:Rivers and Harbors Bill
2216:Oregon boundary dispute
2184:Tennessee State Capitol
1770:Envoy Extraordinary and
1437:. Geni.com. 24 May 1815
1385:Chattanooga Daily Rebel
1351:Colonel William H. Polk
1256:Daily Nashville Patriot
1221:Nashville Daily Patriot
1191:Daily Nashville Patriot
1092:, 20 August 1857, p. 2.
696:In January 1861, after
501:in 1833, the second by
434:University of Tennessee
414:Maury County, Tennessee
277:University of Tennessee
188:Maury County, Tennessee
2241:All of Mexico Movement
1435:"William Hawkins Polk"
1413:"William Hawkins Polk"
1306:, 26 April 1862, p. 1.
1109:, 3 August 1859, p. 2.
1024:, 16 April 1852, p. 4.
1022:New York Daily Tribune
1005:New York Daily Tribune
805:"William Hawkins Polk"
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559:'s pursuit of General
240:Mary Louisa Corse Polk
2086:Governor of Tennessee
1372:Nashville Daily Union
1355:Nashville Daily Union
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1258:, 13 July 1861, p. 2.
1241:, 26 July 1861, p. 2.
1224:, 12 July 1861, p. 2.
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1090:Fayetteville Observer
1075:, 25 July 1856, p. 3.
990:, 27 June 1851, p. 1.
794:(Random House, 2007).
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515:Pierce Administration
318:Years of service
2321:William Hawkins Polk
2303:Sarah Childress Polk
2231:Mexican–American War
1475:William Hawkins Polk
1399:Memphis Daily Appeal
1368:Death of Wm. H. Polk
1340:, 6 June 1862, p. 2.
1338:The Athens (TN) Post
1334:Affairs at Nashville
1323:, 18 May 1862, p. 1.
1321:Memphis Daily Appeal
1304:Memphis Daily Appeal
1210:, 10 May 1861, p. 1.
1193:, 3 July 1861, p. 2.
1058:, 7 June 1856, p. 2.
1007:, 4 July 1851, p. 7.
906:Gregory J.W. Urwin,
860:(1890), pp. 214–216.
740:Sarah Childress Polk
733:Thomas L. Crittenden
691:John C. Breckinridge
687:Landon Carter Haynes
608:Independent Democrat
589:Nashville Convention
539:Mexican–American War
533:Mexican–American War
395:Mexican–American War
367:William Hawkins Polk
355:Mexican–American War
229:Independent Democrat
205:Nashville, Tennessee
23:William Hawkins Polk
2117:U.S. Representative
2105:U.S. Representative
1921:and Plenipotentiary
1893:(chargé d'affaires)
1810:and Plenipotentiary
1694:Kingdom of Sardinia
1286:Tennessee Blue Book
940:Report of Col. Hays
857:Tennessee Blue Book
725:William G. Brownlow
713:William B. Campbell
218:Columbia, Tennessee
16:American politician
1152:Daniel W. Crofts,
1137:A Scene in Memphis
946:, Vol. 537, p. 98.
927:The United Service
921:William B. Lane, "
825:William Roe Polk,
788:Elizabeth Jewell,
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612:Fugitive Slave Act
597:Compromise of 1850
489:, Polk arrived in
312:United States Army
215:Greenwood Cemetery
2424:Tennessee lawyers
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1504:Chargé d'Affaires
1487:Diplomatic posts
1052:Democratic Ticket
970:Jonathan Atkins,
955:Karl Jack Bauer,
942:," 1 March 1848.
776:Makers of America
511:King Ferdinand II
478:chargé d'affaires
412:Polk was born in
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