4222 x 5853 px | 35,7 x 49,6 cm | 14,1 x 19,5 inches | 300dpi
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Portrait print circa 1845 of James Knox Polk. Polk (1795 - 1849) was the 11th US President and held office from 1845 to 1849. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives (1835 - 1839) and Governor of Tennessee (1839 - 1841) before becoming President and is noted for his foreign policy achievements. He famously led the US into the Mexican-American War (1846 - 1848) and the Americans emerged victorious. Polk was the first President to retire after a single term without seeking re-election and died from cholera three months after leaving office. Engraving by John Sartain (1808 - 1897), based on a painting by Thomas Sully (1783 - 1872).
