William Polk

William Polk

William Polk is the name of:

*William Hawkins Polk (1815–1862), Tennessee congressman
*William R. Polk (living person), foreign policy consultant, author
*William Polk (colonel) (1758–1834), American Revolutionary War officer, bank president, namesake of Polk County, North Carolina


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  • William Polk Dobson — (1793 1846) was a prominent 19th century North Carolina politician in Surry County. He was the first cousin of President James Knox Polk. Dobson was a state senator, representing Surry County in the state senate in Raleigh in 1818 1819, 1827,… …   Wikipedia

  • William Polk (colonel) — Colonel William Polk (July 9, 1758 – January 14, 1834) was a soldier from North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War. He was the son of Colonel Thomas Polk and Susan (Spratt) Polk, and was a distant relative of James K. Polk. [… …   Wikipedia

  • William R. Polk — William Roe Polk (* 1929 in Fort Worth, Texas) ist ein US amerikanischer Historiker, Publizist und Berater für außenpolitische Fragen. Polk ist Experte für die asymmetrische Kriegführung und berät die Regierung der USA. Er war unter anderem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Hawkins Polk — (* 24. Mai 1815 im Maury County, Tennessee; † 16. Dezember 1862 in Nashville, Tennessee) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1851 und 1853 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Tennessee im US Repräsentantenhaus. Werdegang William Polk war… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Polk — may refer to: People *Albert Fawcett Polk (1869–1955), American lawyer and United States representative from Delaware *Aysia Polk (born 1990), American actress *Charles Polk, Jr. (1788–1857), American farmer and politician *DaShon Polk (born… …   Wikipedia

  • Polk County — is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox Polk: Polk County, Arkansas Polk County, Florida Polk County, Georgia Polk County, Iowa Polk County, Minnesota Polk County,… …   Wikipedia

  • Polk County (North Carolina) — Polk County Courthouse, gelistet im NRHP mit der Nr. 74001371[1] …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William P. Carey — William Polk Carey (1930 ) born in Baltimore, Maryland is an American businessman and founder of W. P. Carey Co. LLC, a corporate real estate financing firm headquartered in New York City. The world’s largest publicly traded limited liability… …   Wikipedia

  • Polk County — Comté de Polk  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents comtés partageant un même nom. Douze comtés des États Unis portent le nom de comté de Polk (Polk County), tous baptisés, à l exception de deux, en l honneur de James Knox Polk… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Polk County, North Carolina — US County infobox county = Polk County state = North Carolina map size = 250 founded = 1855 seat = Columbus area total sq mi =239 area water sq mi =1 area percentage = 0.31% census yr = 2000 pop = 18324 density km2 =30 web = www.polknc.org |Polk… …   Wikipedia

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