. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903 . eated Adams in 1828, andhe was elected for the second term, defeating Henry Clayin 1832. The most important events in his administrationwere his opposition to the idea of a centralized national bankcontrolling all government deposits and having the exclusiveright of issuing national bank notes, and to nullification. Inall things and at all times, he was firm almost tO severity,persevering and persistent. He retired to The Hermitagein the Spring of 1837, and died there June 8, 1845. POIvK. James Knox Polk, eleventh
. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903 . eated Adams in 1828, andhe was elected for the second term, defeating Henry Clayin 1832. The most important events in his administrationwere his opposition to the idea of a centralized national bankcontrolling all government deposits and having the exclusiveright of issuing national bank notes, and to nullification. Inall things and at all times, he was firm almost tO severity,persevering and persistent. He retired to The Hermitagein the Spring of 1837, and died there June 8, 1845. POIvK. James Knox Polk, eleventh President of the UnitedStates, was born eleven miles south of Charlotte, near LittleSugar creek church, November 2, 1795. His father, SamuelPolk, who married Jane Knox, was a son of Ezekiel Polk,nephew of Thomas Polk of revolutionary fame, grandsonof William Polk, and great-grandson of John Polk, andgreat-great-grandson of Robert Polk, who came tO this coun-try from Ireland in 1735. In 1806, the father of the Presi-dent-to-be moved with his family to the southeastern part of. JAMES KNOX POLK.
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