NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sarah Childress Polk

Sarah Childress Polk (September 4, 1803 – August 14, 1891), wife of James K. Polk, was First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849. September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795â€“June 15, 1849) was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The elder daughter of Captain Joel and Elizabeth Whitsitt Childress, Sarah grew up on a plantation near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She was schooled first in Nashville, then at what is now Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, one of the very few institutions of higher learning available to women in the early 19th century. Image File history File links Polk_sarah. ... Image File history File links Polk_sarah. ... Downtown Murfreesboro, Tennessee Murfreesboro is a city in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... Salem College is a small, womens liberal arts college located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... Nickname: Twin City, Camel City Motto: Youre Something Special in Winston-Salem Location in North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Forsyth County Founded Incorporated 1766 (Salem) 1849 (Winston) 1913 Government - Mayor Allen Joines (D) Area - City 109. ...

James K. Polk had begun his first year's service in the Tennessee legislature when they were married on New Year's Day, 1824; he was 28, she 20. The story goes that Andrew Jackson had encouraged their romance; he certainly made Polk a political protegé, and as such Polk represented a district in Congress for 14 years. The Polks had no children of their own, but raised a nephew, Marshall Tate Polk (1831-1884) as their personal ward. After her husband's death, Mrs. Polk assumed guardianship of an orphaned niece, Sarah Polk Jetton (1847-1924), and raised the girl as her own. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Andrew Jackson (disambiguation). ...

She accompanied her husband to Washington whenever she could, and they soon won a place in its most select social circles. Constantly--but privately--Sarah was helping him with his speeches, copying his correspondence, giving him advice. Much as she enjoyed politics, she would warn him against overwork. He would hand her a newspaper--"Sarah, here is something I wish you to read..."--and she would set to work as well.

A devout Presbyterian, she refused to attend horse races or the theater. When James returned to Washington as President in 1845, she stepped to her high position. She appeared at the inaugural ball, but did not dance. Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Contrasted with Julia Tyler's waltzes, her entertainments have become famous for sedateness and sobriety. Some later accounts say that the Polks never served wine, but in December, 1845 a Congressman's wife recorded in her diary details of a four-hour dinner for forty at the White House--glasses for six different wines, from pink champagne to ruby port and sauterne, "formed a rainbow around each plate." Skilled in tactful conversation, Mrs. Polk enjoyed wide popularity as well as deep respect. White House portrait Julia Gardiner Tyler (July 23, 1820 - July 10, 1889), second wife of John Tyler, was First Lady of the United States from June 26, 1844 to March 4, 1845. ... A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Only three months after retirement to their new home "Polk Place" in Nashville, he died (the shortest retirement of any former US President). Clad always in black, Sarah Polk lived on in that home for 42 years (the longest retirement and widowhood of any former US First Lady). During the Civil War, Mrs. Polk held herself above sectional strife and received with dignity leaders of both Confederate and Union armies; all respected Polk Place as neutral ground. She presided over her house until her death, which occurred three weeks short of her 88th birthday, making Sarah one of the longest living First Ladies in American history. Only Anna Harrison, Betty Ford, Edith Bolling Wilson, Lady Bird Johnson and Bess Truman have lived longer. She was buried beside her husband, at the Tennessee State Capitol grounds in Nashville, Tennessee. Sarah Childress Polk, from Appletons Annual Cyclopedia, 1891. ... Sarah Childress Polk, from Appletons Annual Cyclopedia, 1891. ... This article is becoming very long. ... On divided roads, including expressways, motorways, or autobahns, the median (North American English) or central reservation (British English) is the area which separates opposing lanes of traffic. ... Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison (1775 - 1864), wife of President William Henry Harrison and the grandmother of President Benjamin Harrison, was nominally First Lady of the United States during her husbands one-month term in 1841, but she never entered the White House. ... Betty Fords official White House portrait, painted in 1977 by Felix de Cossio Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford (born April 8, 1918) is the widow of former United States President Gerald R. Ford and was the First Lady from 1974 to 1977. ... White House portrait Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (October 15, 1872â€“December 28, 1961), second wife of Woodrow Wilson, was First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921. ... Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson (born December 22, 1912) is the widow of former President Lyndon B. Johnson and was First Lady of the United States from 1963-1969. ... Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman (February 13, 1885 â€“ October 18, 1982), often known as Bess Truman, was the wife of Harry S Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. ... Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area - City 526. ...

Sarah Polk, as the First Lady of the United States, even outlived several of her successors: Margaret Taylor, Abigail Fillmore, Jane Pierce, Mary Todd Lincoln, Eliza Johnson and Lucy Webb Hayes. In contrast to several other presidential wives, Sarah Polk's overall health was at a better stance; probably because of her childlessness and she was one of the youngest First Ladies of the United States at that time, at just the age of 41 upon entering the White House, at the same age as Dolley Madison, when she entered the White House in 1809. Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor (September 21, 1788 â€“ August 14, 1852), wife of Zachary Taylor, was First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850. ... Abigail Powers Fillmore (March 13, 1798 - March 30, 1853), wife of Millard Fillmore, was First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853. ... Jane Means Appleton Pierce Jane Means Appleton Pierce (March 12, 1806 â€“ December 2, 1863), wife of Franklin Pierce, was First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857. ... Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (December 13, 1818 â€“ July 16, 1882) was the First Lady of the United States when her husband, Abraham Lincoln, served as the sixteenth President, from 1861 until 1865. ... Eliza McCardle Johnson (October 4, 1810 - January 15, 1876) was the wife of Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the USA. Even though she supported her husband in his political career, she avoided public appearances. ... Lucy Ware Webb Hayes (August 28, 1831 - June 25, 1889) was the wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes of the United States of America and one of the most popular First Ladies of the nineteenth century. ... Madison in 1818 The only surviving photograph of Dolley Madison Dorothea Dandridge Dolley Payne Todd Madison (May 20, 1768 â€“ July 12, 1849) was the wife of President James Madison, who served from 1809 until 1817. ...

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M. Washington · A. Adams · M. Jefferson Randolph · D. Madison · E. Monroe · L. Adams · E. Donelson · S. Jackson · A. Van Buren · A. Harrison · J. Harrison · L. Tyler · P. Tyler · J. Tyler · S. Polk · M. Taylor · A. Fillmore · J. Pierce · H. Lane · M. Lincoln · E. Johnson · J. Grant · L. Hayes · L. Garfield · M. McElroy · R. Cleveland · F. Cleveland · C. Harrison · M. McKee · F. Cleveland · I. McKinley · Edith Roosevelt · H. Taft · Ellen Wilson · Edith Wilson · F. Harding · G. Coolidge · L. Hoover · Eleanor Roosevelt · B. Truman · M. Eisenhower · J. Kennedy · C. Johnson · P. Nixon · B. Ford · R. Carter · N. Reagan · B. Bush · H. Clinton · L. Bush White House portrait Julia Gardiner Tyler (July 23, 1820 â€“ July 10, 1889), second wife of John Tyler, was First Lady of the United States from June 26, 1844 to March 4, 1845. ... Laura Bush Current First Lady (2001- ) First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. ... Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor (September 21, 1788 - August 14, 1852), wife of Zachary Taylor, was First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850. ... Image File history File links Seal_Of_The_President_Of_The_Unites_States_Of_America. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Give Me Liberty Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 â€“ May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States, and therefore is seen as the first First Lady of the United States (although that title was not coined until after her death; she... Abigail Smith Adams (November 11, 1744 â€“ October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams, the second President of the United States, and is seen as the second First Lady of the United States though that term was not coined until after her death. ... Martha Washington Jefferson Randolph (September 27, 1772 â€“ October 10, 1836) , was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, and his wife Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson. ... Madison in 1818 The only surviving photograph of Dolley Madison Dorothea Dandridge Dolley Payne Todd Madison (May 20, 1768 â€“ July 12, 1849) was the wife of President James Madison, who served from 1809 until 1817. ... Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (1768 - September 23, 1830) was the wife of US President James Monroe. ... Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams (February 12, 1775 â€“ May 15, 1852), wife of John Quincy Adams, was First Lady of the United States from 1825 to 1829. ... Emily Tennessee Donelson (June 1, 1807 - December 19, 1836) was the niece of US President Andrew Jackson. ... Sarah Yorke Jackson (July 1805? - August 23, 1887) was the daughter-in-law of US President Andrew Jackson. ... 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