James K. Polk
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James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States, known for his expansionist policies that led to significant territorial gains including much of the present-day American Southwest.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James K. Polk canonical | 55 |
| James K. Polk administration | 4 |
| James Knox Polk | 2 |
| President James K. Polk | 2 |
| James H. Polk | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T450613 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: James K. Polk Context triple: [Mexican–American War, U.S.PresidentDuringWar, James K. Polk]
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A.
Jim Polk
Jim Polk is an American writer and former spouse of acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood.
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Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was the 12th president of the United States and a career military officer celebrated as a hero of the Mexican–American War.
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C.
James Buchanan
James Buchanan was the 15th president of the United States, whose ineffective leadership in the years just before the Civil War is widely criticized by historians.
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John Tyler
John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States, known for succeeding William Henry Harrison after his death and for his firm stance on states’ rights.
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E.
John C. Tyler
John C. Tyler was a philanthropist and co-founder of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, an award often regarded as the “Nobel Prize for the environment.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: James K. Polk Target entity description: James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States, known for his expansionist policies that led to significant territorial gains including much of the present-day American Southwest.
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A.
Jim Polk
Jim Polk is an American writer and former spouse of acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood.
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B.
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was the 12th president of the United States and a career military officer celebrated as a hero of the Mexican–American War.
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C.
James Buchanan
James Buchanan was the 15th president of the United States, whose ineffective leadership in the years just before the Civil War is widely criticized by historians.
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D.
John Tyler
John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States, known for succeeding William Henry Harrison after his death and for his firm stance on states’ rights.
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E.
John C. Tyler
John C. Tyler was a philanthropist and co-founder of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, an award often regarded as the “Nobel Prize for the environment.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor of Tennessee
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President of the United States ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| admittedToBar | Tennessee ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Tennessee State Capitol
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surface form:
Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee
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| campaignPromise | serve only one term as president ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cholera ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1795-11-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1849-06-15 ⓘ |
| familyName | Polk ⓘ |
| fullName |
James K. Polk
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
James Knox Polk
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| givenName | James ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1818 ⓘ |
| honoredIn |
Polk County, Florida
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Polk County, Iowa ⓘ Polk County, Oregon ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1824-01-01 ⓘ |
| middleName | Knox ⓘ |
| militaryConflictOversaw | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| notableWork |
led United States during the Mexican–American War
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oversaw Oregon boundary settlement with Great Britain ⓘ oversaw acquisition of California and New Mexico ⓘ oversaw annexation of Texas ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 0 ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1849-03-04 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1845-03-04 ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 11 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Town of Pineville, North Carolina
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surface form:
Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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| placeOfDeath |
Nashville
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surface form:
Nashville, Tennessee
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| policy | territorial expansionism ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
11th president of the United States
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Governor of Tennessee ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy | John Tyler ⓘ |
| profession | lawyer ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence | Polk Place, Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| signatureImage | Signature of James K. Polk ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Childress Polk ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Zachary Taylor ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
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Subject: James K. Polk Description of subject: James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States, known for his expansionist policies that led to significant territorial gains including much of the present-day American Southwest.
Referenced by (64)
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