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James K. Polk was born November 2, 1795 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and died June 15, 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee. He married Sarah Childress Polk. They had no children. James K. Polk is mostly known for expanding the territory of the United States. He added Texas and Wisconsin as states and secured land to […]

John Tyler was born March 29, 1790 in Charles City County, Virginia, and died January 18, 1862 in Richmond, Virginia. His wife, Letitia Christian Tyler, died and he married Julia Gardiner Tyler. He fathered 15 children. John Tyler is known for being the first president to serve without being elected to office. He served nearly […]

October 1, 2019 (Tuesday) The material in this blog has come from the web site, “Biography.” Much of it is copied “word for word.” Synopsis Born on November 23, 1804, in Hillsboro, New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce was elected to the United States Senate in 1837. After resigning in 1842, Pierce joined the temperance movement and […]