the ledger of connections
The Connections of James K. Polk
President of the United States from 1845 to 1849 (1795–1849) Every person recorded alongside James K. Polk in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside James K. Polk in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- Samuel Polk, Jane Knox
- Spouses
- Sarah Childress Polk
- Siblings
- William Hawkins Polk, Jane Maria Polk, Franklin Ezekiel Polk, John Lee Polk, Ophelia Clarissa Polk, Samuel Wilson Polk, Marshall Tate Polk, Naomi Tate Polk, Lydia Eliza Polk
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1795 to 1849.
Early Modern era
Abdul Momin of Brunei
May 21, 1788 – May 29, 1885
Sultan of Brunei (1788-1885)
Early Modern era
King Sobhuza I
1780 – 1836
King of Eswatini
Early Modern era
William II of the Netherlands
December 6, 1792 – March 17, 1849
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1840 to 1849 (1792-1849)
Early Modern era
Prince Alois II, Prince of Liechtenstein
May 26, 1796 – November 12, 1858
Prince of Liechtenstein (1796-1858)
Early Modern era
Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
June 26, 1760 – April 20, 1836
Austrian marshal (1760-1836)
Early Modern era
William I of the Netherlands
August 24, 1772 – December 12, 1843
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1815-1840 (1772-1843)
Early Modern era
Catherine the Great
April 21, 1729 – November 17, 1796
Empress who modernized and expanded the Russian Empire
Early Modern era
Qianlong Emperor
September 25, 1711 – February 7, 1799
Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1711–1799)
Early Modern era
Thomas Jefferson
April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
Early Modern era
John Adams
October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 (1735–1826)
Early Modern era
Alexander Hamilton
January 11, 1757 – July 12, 1804
American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
Early Modern era
James Madison
March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836
President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)