Born: 2 November 1795 · Died: 15 June 1849 · Age at death: 53
How old was James K. Polk when he died?
James K. Polk died aged 53. He was born on 2 November 1795 and died on 15 June 1849.
11th US President who expanded the country with Texas, Oregon and California after the Mexican-American War
Did you know?He fulfilled all his major campaign promises in a single term and died only three months after leaving office.
Quick facts
Date of birth2 November 1795
Date of death15 June 1849
Age at death53
Cause of deathCholera
NationalityAmerican
BirthplacePineville, United States
Occupationpolitician, lawyer, statesperson
Editor's Take:
Polk is the president who quietly reshaped the map of the United States. In a single term he settled the Oregon border with Britain and, through war with Mexico, acquired California and much of the Southwest. He also lowered tariffs and created an independent treasury. Remarkably, he kept his pledge to serve only one term, and died just months after leaving office. His achievements were enormous, though the war remains controversial.
Key Milestones
1835: Speaker – House of Representatives
1839: Governor – Tennessee
1845: President – inaugurated
1846: Oregon Treaty with Britain
James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. A protégé of Andrew Jackson and a member of the Democratic Party, he was an advocate of American expansionism and Jacksonian democracy.
James K. Polk's birthday is November 2. He was born on November 2, 1795 in Pineville, United States.
How old was James K. Polk when he died?
James K. Polk died on June 15, 1849, aged 53.
Who shares a birthday with James K. Polk?
Famous people who share James K. Polk's November 2 birthday include Warren G. Harding, Shah Rukh Khan, Marie Antoinette, George Boole and Vlad the Impaler.
