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Polk

[ pohk ]

noun

  1. James Knox, 1795–1849, the 11th president of the U.S. 1845–49.


Polk

/ pəʊk /

noun

  1. PolkJames Knox17951849MUSPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state James Knox. 1795–1849, US statesman; 11th president of the US (1845–49). During his administration, Texas and territory now included in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, and California were added to the Union


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“Please, please do not permit this to happen here in Florida,” wrote Cris K. Smith of East Polk County.

From May 2007 to November 2007 he was a private first class infantryman assigned to Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Willie Polk played the fiddle and another boy, call him Shoefus, played the guitar, like I did.

Bybee received more than $78,000 worth of legal defense services from 2009 through 2012 from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

In San Francisco he discovered the gay epicenters of the Castro and Polk Street.

The woman had been maid for many years to Mrs. Polk and had lived with Magdalna since her aunt's death.

Fisher was an ardent supporter of Polk, and quite bitter in his enmity against the Whigs.

Fortunately President Polk was not so grasping, and the boundary was finally settled in 1846 on latitude forty-nine degrees.

In 1875 he went to California but only remained there for two years, settling in Polk county, Oregon, at the end of that period.

Next day General Polk sent for me, and praised me for my bravery and gallant conduct.

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