William Hawkins Polk
U.S. Congressperson
1815 – 1862
Who was William Hawkins Polk?
William Hawkins Polk was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district from 1851 to 1853. He was the younger brother of President James K. Polk. Prior to his election to Congress, he had been a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, served as U.S. Minister to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and fought as a major in the Mexican-American War.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Polk supported the Union. He ran for Governor of Tennessee in 1861, but lost to the secessionist incumbent, Isham G. Harris.
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- Born
- May 24, 1815
United States of America - Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Tennessee
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Died
- Dec 16, 1862
Nashville
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on July 23, 2013
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