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James Knox Polk was the 11 president .He was born in November 2,1795 in mecklenburg,county.His mother was Jane and his father was Samuel.His education was the universityof North Carolina. James had 5 brothers and sisters.James was marrried to Sarah childress. They both had no children

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Monroe served in the Continental Army from 1776-78 and rose to the rank of major. He crossed the Delaware with George Washington and fought in the Battle of Trenton. He was aide-de-camp to Lord Stirling during the winter at Valley Forge. He acted as a scout during the Battle of Monmouth. He resigned in 1778 and returned to Virginia where Governor Thomas Jefferson made him Military Commissioner off Virginia.

From 1782-3, he was a member of the Virginia Assembly. He joined the Continental Congress (1783-6). He left to practice law and became a Senator (1790-4). He was sent to France as a Minister (1794-6) and was recalled by Washington. He was elected Virginia Governor (1799-1800; 1811). He was sent in 1803 to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase. He then became minister to Britain (1803-7). He served as Secretary of State (1811-1817) while concurrently holding the post of Secretary of War from 1814-15.

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He attended William and Mary college in 1774 but later dropped out to join the revolutionary war.

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U.S. minister to France

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