Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist. | |  Charles Polk (1788-1857) — ofKentCounty, Del.Born in Bridgeville,SussexCounty, Del.,November15, 1788.Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County, 1824;Governor ofDelaware, 1827-30, 1836-37.Died in Milford,KentCounty, Del.,October27, 1857 (age68 years, 346days).Interment atOldPresbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.  | James Knox Polk (1795-1849) — also known asJames K. Polk;"Young Hickory";"Napoleon of the Stump" —of Tennessee. Born in Pineville,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,November2, 1795.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1823-25;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9thDistrict 1833-39);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1835-39;Governor ofTennessee, 1839-41;Presidentof the United States, 1845-49.PresbyterianorMethodist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died, ofcholera,in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,June 15,1849 (age53 years, 225days).Original interment atPolk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.;reinterment in 1893 atTennesseeState Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.; cenotaph atPolk Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Tenn.| |  Relatives: Sonof Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk; brother ofWilliamHawkins Polk; married,January1, 1824, toSarahChildress (daughter ofJoelChildress); nephew of Mary Ophelia Polk (who marriedThomasJones Hardeman); uncle ofMarshallTate Polk andTaskerPolk; first cousin once removed ofEdwinFitzhugh Polk; second cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk(who marriedGeorgeDavis) andRichardTyler Polk; second cousin twice removed ofRufusKing Polk andFrankLyon Polk; second cousin thrice removed ofElizabethPolk Guest; second cousin four times removed ofRaymondR. Guest; third cousin once removed ofCharlesPolk andAugustusCaesar Dodge; fourth cousin ofTrustenPolk; fourth cousin once removed ofAlbertFawcett Polk. | | | | Political families:Polk#2 family of Tennessee;Polk#1 family of New York City, New York;Polk#3 family of Delaware (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:AaronV. Brown —JohnC. Frémont | | | | Polk counties inArk.,Fla.,Ga.,Iowa,Minn.,Neb.,Ore.,Tenn.,Tex. andWis. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofPolkCity, Florida, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofPolkCity, Iowa, isnamed forhim. — TheboroughofPolk,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — James K. PolkElementarySchool, inAlexandria,Virginia, isnamed forhim. — James K. PolkElementarySchool, inFresno,California, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS James K. Polk (built 1942 atWilmington,North Carolina; torpedoed in theNorthAtlantic Ocean, 1943; towed away and scrapped) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JamesKnox Polk Hall—JamesP. Latta—JamesK. P. Fenner—J.K. P. Goggans—JamesP. Willett—J.K. P. Carter—J.K. P. Marshall | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —TennesseeEncyclopedia | | | | Books about James K. Polk: Sam W.Haynes,JamesK. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H.Bergeron,ThePresidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard,JamesK. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — EugeneIrving McCormac,JamesK. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac,JamesK. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney,KingsOf The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of AmericanHistory — John Seigenthaler,JamesK. Polk: 1845 - 1849 | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | | William Hawkins Polk (1815-1862) — of Tennessee. Born inMauryCounty, Tenn.,May 24,1815.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1842-45; U.S. Charge d'AffairestoTwo Sicilies, 1845-47; major in the U.S. Army during theMexican War;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1851-53.Slaveowner. Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,December16, 1862 (age47 years, 206days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Columbia, Tenn. | | George Davis (1820-1896) — of Wilmington,NewHanover County, N.C.Born in Porter's Neck,PenderCounty, N.C.,March 1,1820.Lawyer;Delegatefrom North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,1861-62;Senatorfrom North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64;ConfederateAttorney General, 1864-65.Episcopalian.At the end of the Civil War, with otherConfederateofficials,attemptedto flee overseas, butturnedhimself in at Key West, Fla.; spent several months inprisonat Fort Hamilton;pardonedin 1866.Died in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,February23, 1896 (age75 years, 359days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Wilmington, N.C.; statue erected 1911 atThirdand Market Streets, Wilmington, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Frederick Davis and Sarah Isabella (Eagles) Davis;half-brother and fourth cousin ofHoratioDavis; married,November17, 1842, to Mary Adelaide Polk (first cousin once removed ofFrankLyon Polk; second cousin once removed ofJamesKnox Polk andWilliamHawkins Polk; third cousin ofMarshallTate Polk); married,May 9,1866, to Monimia Fairfax; great-grandnephew ofSamuelAshe; cousin four different ways ofJohnBaptista Ashe (1748-1802),JohnBaptista Ashe (1810-1857),ThomasSamuel Ashe andWilliamShepperd Ashe; cousin three different ways ofAlfredMoore Waddell; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamHenry Hill. | | | | Political families:Polk#1 family of New York City, New York;Ashe#1 family of North Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS George Davis (built 1942 atWilmington,North Carolina; scrapped 1960) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Marshall Tate Polk (1831-1884) — also known asM. T. Polk — of Bolivar,HardemanCounty, Tenn.Born in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,May 15,1831.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1876;Tennesseestate treasurer, 1877-83.Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, during the Civil War, andlost aleg. In 1883, a $400,000 shortfall was wasdiscoveredin the state treasury. Polkfledto Texas, wasarrestedthere, and brought back to Nashville fortrial.Chargedwithembezzlement,he pleaded not guilty -- his lawyer argued he was only guilty of"default of pay" -- but wasconvicted,sentencedto twenty years inprison,andfined.Imprisonment was delayed pending his appeal, and he died in themeantime.Died in Bolivar,HardemanCounty, Tenn.,February20, 1884 (age52 years, 281days).Interment atPolkCemetery, Bolivar, Tenn. | | Tasker Polk (1861-1928) — of Warrenton,WarrenCounty, N.C.Born in Tennessee,March24, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 16th District, 1915-16.Died in North Carolina,July 5,1928 (age67 years, 103days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Warrenton, N.C. | | Rufus King Polk (1866-1902) — also known asRufus K. Polk — of Danville,MontourCounty, Pa.Born in Columbia,MauryCounty, Tenn.,August23, 1866.Democrat.Chemist;ironmanufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-AmericanWar;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1899-1902; diedin office 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1900.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March 5,1902 (age35 years, 194days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Danville, Pa. | | Richard Tyler Polk (1869-1962) — also known asR. T. 'Top' Polk — of Killeen,BellCounty, Tex.Born inBellCounty, Tex.,October16, 1869.Republican. Postmaster atKilleen,Tex., 1898-1914, 1922-34 (acting, 1922).Died inBellCounty, Tex.,June 7,1962 (age92 years, 234days).Interment atKilleen City Cemetery, Killeen, Tex. | | Frank Lyon Polk (1871-1943) — also known asFrank L. Polk — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1871.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;Corporation counsel, New York City, 1914-15; Counselor, U.S. StateDepartment, 1915-19; Undersecretary of State, 1919-20; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1916.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1943 (age71 years, 147days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Edwin Fitzhugh Polk (1888-1938) — also known asE. F. Polk — of Bolivar,HardemanCounty, Tenn.Born in West Point,ClayCounty, Miss.,August18, 1888.Democrat.Optometrist;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1916.Died in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,November16, 1938 (age50 years, 90days).Interment atPolkCemetery, Bolivar, Tenn. | | Winston Frederick Churchill Guest (1906-1982) — also known asWinston Guest — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Old Westbury,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born inEngland,1906.Republican.Lawyer;prominent polo player; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1934; served in the U.S. Marine Corpsduring World War II.Died in NassauHospital,Mineola,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October25, 1982 (ageabout 76years).Burial location unknown. | | Raymond Richard Guest (1907-1991) — also known asRaymond R. Guest — of Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.; Bayard,WarrenCounty, Va.; King George,KingGeorge County, Va.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,November25, 1907.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1940(alternate),1948,1968;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofVirginiastate senate 24th District, 1948-53; U.S. Ambassador toIreland, 1965-68.Died ofpneumonia,inFredericksburg,Va.,December31, 1991 (age84 years, 36days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, King George County, Va. | | Elizabeth Polk Guest (1910-1990) — also known asElizabeth Sturgis Polk;Mrs. RaymondGuest —of Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.Born in Cedarhurst,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 31,1910.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948.Female.Died, following aheartattack, inNew YorkHospital-CornellMedical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1990 (age79 years, 235days).Interment atMemorialCemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y. | | Raymond R. Guest (1939-2001) — also known asAndy Guest — of Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1939.Republican.Farmer;banker;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1973-99.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Rotary;IzaakWalton League;Ruritan.Died, ofcancer,in Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.,April 2,2001 (age61 years, 185days).Interment atOldChapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va.
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