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These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

	Charles Polk (1788-1857) — of Kent County, Del. Born in Bridgeville, Sussex County, Del., November 15, 1788. Member of Delaware state house of representatives from Kent County, 1824; Governor of Delaware, 1827-30, 1836-37. Died in Milford, Kent County, Del., October 27, 1857 (age 68 years, 346 days). Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.   Relatives: Son of Charles Polk (1740-1795) and Mary (Manlove) Polk; married, September 4, 1811, to Mary Elizabeth Purnell; grandfather of Albert Fawcett Polk; third cousin once removed of James Knox Polk, Trusten Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin twice removed of Augustus Caesar Dodge, Marshall Tate Polk, Tasker Polk, Richard Tyler Polk and Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; third cousin thrice removed of Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk.   Political families: Polk #2 family of Tennessee; Polk #1 family of New York City, New York; Polk #3 family of Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
	James Knox Polk (1795-1849) — also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory"; "Napoleon of the Stump" — of Tennessee. Born in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 2, 1795. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th District 1833-39); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of Tennessee, 1839-41; President of the United States, 1845-49. Presbyterian or Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died, of cholera, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 15, 1849 (age 53 years, 225 days). Original interment at Polk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.; reinterment in 1893 at Tennessee State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.; cenotaph at Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk; brother of William Hawkins Polk; married, January 1, 1824, to Sarah Childress (daughter of Joel Childress); nephew of Mary Ophelia Polk (who married Thomas Jones Hardeman); uncle of Marshall Tate Polk and Tasker Polk; first cousin once removed of Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; second cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk (who married George Davis) and Richard Tyler Polk; second cousin twice removed of Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk; second cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth Polk Guest; second cousin four times removed of Raymond R. Guest; third cousin once removed of Charles Polk and Augustus Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin of Trusten Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Albert Fawcett Polk.   Political families: Polk #2 family of Tennessee; Polk #1 family of New York City, New York; Polk #3 family of Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: Aaron V. Brown — John C. Frémont   Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are named for him.   The city of Polk City, Florida, is named for him.  — The city of Polk City, Iowa, is named for him.  — The borough of Polk, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — James K. Polk Elementary School, in Alexandria, Virginia, is named for him.  — James K. Polk Elementary School, in Fresno, California, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James K. Polk (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; torpedoed in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943; towed away and scrapped) was named for him.   Other politicians named for him: James Knox Polk Hall — James P. Latta — James K. P. Fenner — J. K. P. Goggans — James P. Willett — J. K. P. Carter — J. K. P. Marshall   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Tennessee Encyclopedia   Books about James K. Polk: Sam W. Haynes, James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H. Bergeron, The Presidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard, James K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War 1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career 1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History — John Seigenthaler, James K. Polk: 1845 - 1849   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
	William Hawkins Polk (1815-1862) — of Tennessee. Born in Maury County, Tenn., May 24, 1815. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1842-45; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Two Sicilies, 1845-47; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1851-53. Slaveowner. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., December 16, 1862 (age 47 years, 206 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk; brother of James Knox Polk (who married Sarah Childress); married to Lucy Eugenia Williams; father of Tasker Polk; nephew of Mary Ophelia Polk (who married Thomas Jones Hardeman); uncle of Marshall Tate Polk; first cousin once removed of Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; second cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk (who married George Davis) and Richard Tyler Polk; second cousin twice removed of Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk; second cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth Polk Guest; second cousin four times removed of Raymond R. Guest; third cousin once removed of Charles Polk and Augustus Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin of Trusten Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Albert Fawcett Polk.   Political families: Polk #2 family of Tennessee; Polk #1 family of New York City, New York; Polk #3 family of Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
	George Davis (1820-1896) — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Porter's Neck, Pender County, N.C., March 1, 1820. Lawyer; Delegate from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; Confederate Attorney General, 1864-65. Episcopalian. At the end of the Civil War, with other Confederate officials, attempted to flee overseas, but turned himself in at Key West, Fla.; spent several months in prison at Fort Hamilton; pardoned in 1866. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., February 23, 1896 (age 75 years, 359 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.; statue erected 1911 at Third and Market Streets, Wilmington, N.C.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Frederick Davis and Sarah Isabella (Eagles) Davis; half-brother and fourth cousin of Horatio Davis; married, November 17, 1842, to Mary Adelaide Polk (first cousin once removed of Frank Lyon Polk; second cousin once removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin of Marshall Tate Polk); married, May 9, 1866, to Monimia Fairfax; great-grandnephew of Samuel Ashe; cousin four different ways of John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802), John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857), Thomas Samuel Ashe and William Shepperd Ashe; cousin three different ways of Alfred Moore Waddell; second cousin twice removed of William Henry Hill.   Political families: Polk #1 family of New York City, New York; Ashe #1 family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS George Davis (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1960) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Marshall Tate Polk (1831-1884) — also known as M. T. Polk — of Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn. Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., May 15, 1831. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1876; Tennessee state treasurer, 1877-83. Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, during the Civil War, and lost a leg. In 1883, a $400,000 shortfall was was discovered in the state treasury. Polk fled to Texas, was arrested there, and brought back to Nashville for trial. Charged with embezzlement, he pleaded not guilty -- his lawyer argued he was only guilty of "default of pay" -- but was convicted, sentenced to twenty years in prison, and fined. Imprisonment was delayed pending his appeal, and he died in the meantime. Died in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn., February 20, 1884 (age 52 years, 281 days). Interment at Polk Cemetery, Bolivar, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Marshall Tate Polk (1805-1831) and Laura Theresa (Wilson) Polk; married to Evelina McNeal Bills; nephew of James Knox Polk (who married Sarah Childress) and William Hawkins Polk; first cousin of Tasker Polk; second cousin of Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; third cousin of Mary Adelaide Polk (who married George Davis) and Richard Tyler Polk; third cousin once removed of Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk; third cousin twice removed of Charles Polk and Elizabeth Polk Guest; third cousin thrice removed of Raymond R. Guest; fourth cousin of Augustus Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin once removed of Trusten Polk.   Political families: Polk #2 family of Tennessee; Polk #1 family of New York City, New York; Polk #3 family of Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Epitaph: "Every one that loveth is born of God."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Tasker Polk (1861-1928) — of Warrenton, Warren County, N.C. Born in Tennessee, March 24, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 16th District, 1915-16. Died in North Carolina, July 5, 1928 (age 67 years, 103 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.   Relatives: Son of William Hawkins Polk and Lucy Eugenia (Williams) Polk; married to Eliza Tannerhill Jones; nephew of James Knox Polk (who married Sarah Childress); first cousin of Marshall Tate Polk; second cousin of Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; third cousin of Richard Tyler Polk; third cousin once removed of Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk; third cousin twice removed of Charles Polk and Elizabeth Polk Guest; third cousin thrice removed of Raymond R. Guest; fourth cousin of Augustus Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin once removed of Trusten Polk.   Political families: Polk #2 family of Tennessee; Polk #1 family of New York City, New York; Polk #3 family of Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Rufus King Polk (1866-1902) — also known as Rufus K. Polk — of Danville, Montour County, Pa. Born in Columbia, Maury County, Tenn., August 23, 1866. Democrat. Chemist; iron manufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1899-1902; died in office 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 5, 1902 (age 35 years, 194 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Danville, Pa.   Presumably named for: Rufus King   Relatives: Son of Lucius E. Polk and Sally Moore (Polk) Polk; third great-grandson of Philemon Hawkins; first cousin twice removed of William Dallas Polk Haywood; second cousin of Frank Lyon Polk; second cousin once removed of Elizabeth Polk Guest; second cousin twice removed of James Knox Polk, William Hawkins Polk and Raymond R. Guest; third cousin of Paul Fletcher Faison; third cousin once removed of Marshall Tate Polk, Tasker Polk, Richard Tyler Polk and Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; third cousin thrice removed of Charles Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Augustus Caesar Dodge.   Political families: Polk #2 family of Tennessee; Polk #1 family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Richard Tyler Polk (1869-1962) — also known as R. T. 'Top' Polk — of Killeen, Bell County, Tex. Born in Bell County, Tex., October 16, 1869. Republican. Postmaster at Killeen, Tex., 1898-1914, 1922-34 (acting, 1922). Died in Bell County, Tex., June 7, 1962 (age 92 years, 234 days). Interment at Killeen City Cemetery, Killeen, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Alfred Polk and Elizabeth J. (Blackburn) Polk; married to Tillie Walling; second cousin once removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin of Marshall Tate Polk, Tasker Polk and Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; third cousin once removed of Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk; third cousin twice removed of Charles Polk and Elizabeth Polk Guest; third cousin thrice removed of Raymond R. Guest; fourth cousin of Augustus Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin once removed of Trusten Polk.   Political families: Polk #2 family of Tennessee; Polk #1 family of New York City, New York; Polk #3 family of Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Frank Lyon Polk (1871-1943) — also known as Frank L. Polk — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 13, 1871. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Corporation counsel, New York City, 1914-15; Counselor, U.S. State Department, 1915-19; Undersecretary of State, 1919-20; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 7, 1943 (age 71 years, 147 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of William Mecklenberg Polk and Ida Ashe (Lyon) Polk; married, February 28, 1908, to Elizabeth Sturgis Potter; father of Elizabeth Sturgis Polk; grandfather of Raymond R. Guest; third great-grandson of Philemon Hawkins; first cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk (who married George Davis); first cousin twice removed of William Dallas Polk Haywood; second cousin of Rufus King Polk; second cousin twice removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin of Paul Fletcher Faison; third cousin once removed of Marshall Tate Polk, Tasker Polk, Richard Tyler Polk and Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; third cousin thrice removed of Charles Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Augustus Caesar Dodge.   Political families: Polk #2 family of Tennessee; Polk #1 family of New York City, New York; Ashe #1 family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Edwin Fitzhugh Polk (1888-1938) — also known as E. F. Polk — of Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn. Born in West Point, Clay County, Miss., August 18, 1888. Democrat. Optometrist; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1916. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., November 16, 1938 (age 50 years, 90 days). Interment at Polk Cemetery, Bolivar, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of William Wood Polk and Pattie (Wheelock) Polk; married, April 11, 1916, to Leale Wilson Roney; first cousin once removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; second cousin of Marshall Tate Polk and Tasker Polk; third cousin of Richard Tyler Polk; third cousin once removed of Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk; third cousin twice removed of Charles Polk and Elizabeth Polk Guest; third cousin thrice removed of Raymond R. Guest; fourth cousin of Augustus Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin once removed of Trusten Polk.   Political families: Polk #2 family of Tennessee; Polk #1 family of New York City, New York; Polk #3 family of Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Winston Frederick Churchill Guest (1906-1982) — also known as Winston Guest — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Old Westbury, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in England, 1906. Republican. Lawyer; prominent polo player; candidate for New York state senate 19th District, 1934; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Died in Nassau Hospital, Mineola, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., October 25, 1982 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Frederick E. Guest and Amy (Phipps) Guest; brother of Raymond Richard Guest (who married Elizabeth Sturgis Polk); married, June 2, 1934, to Helena Woolworth McCann (granddaughter of Frank Winfield Woolworth); married, March 8, 1947, to Lucy Douglas 'C.Z' Cochrane; uncle of Raymond R. Guest; second cousin of Winston Churchill.   Political family: Polk #1 family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	Raymond Richard Guest (1907-1991) — also known as Raymond R. Guest — of Front Royal, Warren County, Va.; Bayard, Warren County, Va.; King George, King George County, Va. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., November 25, 1907. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1968; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Virginia state senate 24th District, 1948-53; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1965-68. Died of pneumonia, in Fredericksburg, Va., December 31, 1991 (age 84 years, 36 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, King George County, Va.   Relatives: Son of Amy (Phipps) Guest and Frederick Edward Guest; brother of Winston Frederick Churchill Guest; married 1953 to Ellen Tuck French; married 1960 to Caroline Cecile Murat; married, June 25, 1935, to Elizabeth Sturgis Polk; father of Raymond R. Guest; second cousin of Winston Churchill.   Political family: Polk #1 family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Elizabeth Polk Guest (1910-1990) — also known as Elizabeth Sturgis Polk; Mrs. Raymond Guest — of Front Royal, Warren County, Va. Born in Cedarhurst, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., July 31, 1910. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948. Female. Died, following a heart attack, in New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 23, 1990 (age 79 years, 235 days). Interment at Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y.   Relatives: Daughter of Frank Lyon Polk and Elizabeth Sturgis (Potter) Polk; married, June 25, 1935, to Raymond Richard Guest (brother of Winston Frederick Churchill Guest); mother of Raymond R. Guest; fourth great-granddaughter of Philemon Hawkins; first cousin thrice removed of William Dallas Polk Haywood; second cousin once removed of Rufus King Polk; second cousin thrice removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin once removed of Paul Fletcher Faison; third cousin twice removed of Marshall Tate Polk, Tasker Polk, Richard Tyler Polk and Edwin Fitzhugh Polk.   Political family: Polk #1 family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Raymond R. Guest (1939-2001) — also known as Andy Guest — of Front Royal, Warren County, Va. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 29, 1939. Republican. Farmer; banker; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1973-99. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Rotary; Izaak Walton League; Ruritan. Died, of cancer, in Front Royal, Warren County, Va., April 2, 2001 (age 61 years, 185 days). Interment at Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va.   Relatives: Son of Raymond Richard Guest and Elizabeth Polk Guest; nephew of Winston Frederick Churchill Guest; grandson of Frank Lyon Polk; fifth great-grandson of Philemon Hawkins; first cousin four times removed of William Dallas Polk Haywood; second cousin twice removed of Rufus King Polk; second cousin four times removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin twice removed of Paul Fletcher Faison; third cousin thrice removed of Marshall Tate Polk, Tasker Polk, Richard Tyler Polk and Edwin Fitzhugh Polk.   Political family: Polk #1 family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Raymond R. 'Andy' Guest Jr. Shenandoah River State Park, in Warren County, Virginia, is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial