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- NAME: Sarah Childress Polk
- OCCUPATION: U.S. First Lady
- BIRTH DATE: September 04, 1803
- DEATH DATE: August 14, 1891
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- PLACE OF DEATH: Nashville, Tennessee
- Maiden Name: Sarah Childress
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Sarah Polk was a U.S. First Lady, the wife of James K. Polk, the country's 11th president. She exerted incredible influence on public affairs and politics.
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Sarah Polk was a First Lady, the wife of James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States. Born Sarah Childress, she enjoyed an outstanding education for her time. In 1824, she married Polk and quickly exerted incredible influence on public affairs and politics. Her husband's biographer called her "indispensable" to his career. James' death left her a widow at age 45; she never remarried.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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