James G. Polk

American politician
James G. Polk
Leaving White House, March 7, 1938.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1941
Preceded byCharles Cyrus Kearns
Succeeded byJacob E. Davis
In office
January 3, 1949 – April 28, 1959
Preceded byEdward Oscar McCowen
Succeeded byWard Miller
Personal details
Born
James Gould Polk

(1896-10-06)October 6, 1896
Highland County, Ohio
DiedApril 28, 1959(1959-04-28) (aged 62)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeHighland Cemetery, Highland, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materOhio State University
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James Gould Polk (October 6, 1896 – April 28, 1959) was a prominent U.S. politician of the Democratic Party during the middle of the 20th century.

A native of Highland County, Ohio, Polk grew up on a farm and graduated from high school in New Vienna, Ohio. He did not serve during World War I because of a physical disability, and graduated from Ohio State University in 1919.

Group of legislators leaves White House after asking Franklin D. Roosevelt for $80,000,000 for flood control in Ohio Valley, March 7, 1938. front: l-r Joseph A. Dixon, James G. Polk, Eugene B. Crowe, G. W. Johnson, Lawrence E. Imhoff, rear l-r : Peter J. De Muth, Kent E. Keller, Brent Spence.

Polk worked as a school administrator in small towns in Ohio during the 1920s, and was first elected to office in 1930, as a U.S. Congressman from Ohio's 6th District. He won five elections in a row before stepping down in 1941.

During World War II, Polk worked as a special assistant in the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.

After the war, Polk re-entered politics, and won back his old Congressional seat in the 1948 election. He remained in Congress until his death.

Polk died of cancer on April 28, 1959, in Washington, D.C.[1] His remains are buried in Highland Cemetery in Highland, Ohio.

  • Headstone of James G. Polk located in the Highland Cemetery in Highland, Ohio.
    Headstone of James G. Polk located in the Highland Cemetery in Highland, Ohio.
  • Gravemarker of James G. Polk located in the Highland Cemetery in Highland, Ohio.
    Gravemarker of James G. Polk located in the Highland Cemetery in Highland, Ohio.

See also

  • List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)

References

  1. ^ "Rep. J. G. Polk, Ill Two Years, Dies at Age 62". Chicago Tribune. April 29, 1959.

Sources

  • Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: POLK, James Gould
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Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 6th congressional district
1931–1941 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 6th congressional district
1949–1959 		Succeeded by
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