Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 (Personal Name)
- Earlier heading: Polk, James Knox, Pres. U.S., 1795-1849
- Polk, Jimmy, 1795-1849
- Young Hickory, 1795-1849
- Polk, J. K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
- Knox, James, 1795-1849
James K. Polk, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, 1995: CIP galley (Jimmy Polk, b. 11-2-1795; d. 6-15-1849)
Tennessee. Governor (1839-1841 : Polk). Message of Governor Polk, to the two Houses of the legislature of Tennessee, 1839.
"Presidential Election of 1844, 1844." DISCovering U.S. History. Gale Research, 1997. Reproduced in History Resource Center. (During the election of 1844 Democrats supported "the young Hickory," James K. Polk of Tennessee, a protege of Andrew Jackson)
Shankle, G. American nicknames, c1955: p. 356 (Polk, James Knox; Young Hickory; received nickname because like Old Hickory (Andrew Jackson), Polk was born and raised on the frontier of North Carolina/Tennessee, and had similar political views)
Franklin, Benjamin. The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, 1825: DLC copy inscription (J.K. Polk's)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections Library. J.G.M. Ramsey family papers, 1790-1869 (Capt. James Knox)