The people have spoken:
In our "Obscure Presidents" poll you democratically elected James K. Polk https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> as the President you wanted to know more about!

Enjoy this Polk THREAD!

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James K. Polk& #39;s https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> father Samuel Polk refused to affirm his faith in Jesus so the pastor refused to baptize baby James.

While Polk didn& #39;t say a lot about faith in his writings or during his Presidency, he was, however, baptized shortly before his death in 1849.
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The Polks were hardcore Jeffersonian Republicans https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States">, which definitely influenced James K. Polk& #39;s https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> personal politics and future policies during his Presidency
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James K. Polk https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> the Lawyer
- passed the Tennessee bar in 1820
- his first case involved defending his own father against a public fighting charge (he secured a dismissal with a fine for $1)
Political Rรฉsumรฉ
- 7x Member of the House of Representatives (Tennessee, 1825-39)
- Speaker of the House (two terms,1835โ€“1839)
- Only President to have been the Speaker of the House
- Governor of Tennessee (1839-41)
(One of 16 Presidents who was a state Governor)
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The use of postage stamps were authorized by Postmaster General Cave Johnson during the James K. Polk https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> presidency.

Previous resistance to stamps had its roots in England& #39;s "Stamp Act" which helped drive the colonies to start the American Revolution.
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James K. Polk& #39;s https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> annexation of Texas led to the unpopular "Mexican War"
- it was opposed by congressmen (former President) John Quincy Adams https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> & Abraham Lincoln https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States">
- Zachary Taylor https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> served during the war with Ulysses S. Grant https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> serving under him
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PRESIDENT POLK https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States">
- Est. the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland
(https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ“ธ" title="Camera with flash" aria-label="Emoji: Camera with flash">: USS James K. Polk)
- Oversaw the opening of the Smithsonian Institution
- Oversaw groundbreaking for the Washington Monument
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"Polk exercised the powers of the Presidency...as they should be exercised: He knew exactly what he wanted to do in a specified period of time and he did it, and when he got through with it, he went home."
- Harry Truman https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States">
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James K. Polk& #39;s https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ" title="Flag of United States" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of United States"> current burial site is at the Tennessee State Capitol (Nashville).

Why "current?" Because there is currently a legal battle around moving his and Sarah& #39;s bodies to his home and museum in Columbia, TN.
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