James Polk Autograph

James Knox Polk (/poʊk/; November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He also served as the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839 and the ninth governor of Tennessee from 1839 to 1841. A protégé of Andrew Jackson, he was a member of the Democratic Party and an advocate of Jacksonian democracy. Polk is known for extending the territory of the United States through the Mexican–American War during his presidency, annexing the Republic of Texas, the Oregon Territory, and the Mexican Cession after winning the Mexican–American War. More about James Polk

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thumbnailVintage Signed Lithograph US Presidents Homes Richard Sebring James Polk$5.00logo
After building a successful law practice in Tennessee, Polk was elected to its state legislature in 1823 and then to the United States House of Representatives in 1825, becoming a strong supporter of Jackson. After serving as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, he became Speaker of the House in 1835, the only person to serve both as Speaker and U.S. president. Polk left Congress to run for governor of Tennessee, winning in 1839 but losing in 1841 and 1843. He was a dark-horse candidate in the 1844 presidential election as the Democratic Party nominee; he entered his party's convention as a potential nominee for vice president but emerged as a compromise to head the ticket when no presidential candidate could gain the necessary two-thirds majority. In the general election, Polk defeated Henry Clay of the Whig Party.

After a negotiation fraught with the risk of war, Polk reached a settlement with Great Britain over the disputed Oregon Country, with the territory for the most part divided along the 49th parallel. He oversaw victory in the Mexican–American War, resulting in Mexico's cession of the entire American Southwest. He secured a substantial reduction of tariff rates with the Walker tariff of 1846. The same year, he achieved his other major goal, reestablishment of the Independent Treasury system. True to his campaign pledge to serve only one term (one of the few U.S. presidents to make and keep such a pledge), Polk left office in 1849 and returned to Tennessee, where he died of cholera soon afterward. Read even more about James Polk at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of James Polk

The most expensive item with a signature of James Polk (President James Polk w/ Buchanan,Tyler, Fillmore Signed appointment documents) was sold in July 2020 for $3000.00 while the cheapest item (James Polk - NBC News - Signed / Auto 8x10 Photo) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2012. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2013 with an average selling price of $23.25 for an autographed item of James Polk. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2020 with $3000.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $23.25 was November 2013. In average, an autographed item from James Polk is worth $178.75.

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thumbnail1845 James Polk President Signed Land Grant Chicago$36.00logo
thumbnail1845 ORIGINAL US PRESIDENT JAMES POLK DOCUMENT LAND GRANT- SIGNED$99.00logo
thumbnailGEORGE DALLAS, VP UNDER JAMES POLK, SIGNED NOTE ON PERSONAL STATIONERY$39.99logo
thumbnailGeorge Mifflin Dallas Vice President under President James Polk autograph signed$99.99logo
thumbnailGovernor TN Aaron V. Brown SIGNED Autograph AS POSTMASTER OF US 1857 James Polk$65.00logo
thumbnailJAMES POLK autographed framed presentation$89.00logo
thumbnailJames Polk Cut Signature on 3.5 x 1 Paper with COA$750.00logo
thumbnailJAMES POLK US PRESIDENT SIGNED DOCUMENT LAND GRANT RARE ORIGINAL ITEM$58.00logo
thumbnailPresident James Polk Sec'y Signed 1848 Land Grant Vellum with Seal Jackson MO$39.00logo
thumbnailPresident James Polk signed land grant 1846$42.50logo
thumbnailPresident James Polk signed signature - BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY -w/. COA$425.00logo
thumbnailPresident James Polk signed signature autograph clip - very nice! Great Display$225.00logo
thumbnailPresident James Polk signed/autographed Congressional Book EXTREMELY RARE$1100.00logo
thumbnailPresident James Polk w/ Buchanan,Tyler, Fillmore Signed appointment documents $3000.00logo
thumbnailRobert Walker Sec. of Treasury Under James Polk Cut Autographed Card PSA/DNA $29.97logo