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Polk (name)
Polk may refer to the following people: ;Given name *Polk, a Paiute (Native American) chief who fought in the Bluff War *Polk Laffoon (1844–1906), American lawyer and U.S. Representative from Kentucky *Polk Miller (c. 1840–1913), American pharmacist, musician, and Confederate soldier *Polk Robison (1912–2008), American collegiate basketball and football coach and athletics administrator ;Surname *Albert Fawcett Polk (1869–1955), American lawyer and United States representative from Delaware *Antoinette Polk, Baroness de Charette (1847–1919), American Southern belle and French aristocrat by marriage *Aysia Polk (born 1990), American actress *Benjamin Polk (1916–2001), American designer and architect *Carlos Polk (born 1977), American retired National Football League player *Charles Polk Jr. (1788–1857), American farmer and politician *Chris Polk (born 1989), American football running back *DaShon Polk (born 1977), American football player *Doug Polk (born 1988), Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluff War
The Bluff War, also known as Posey War of 1915, or the Polk and Posse War, was one of the last armed conflicts between the United States and Ute people, Ute and Paiute Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans (Indians) in Utah. In March 1914, several Utes accused Tse-ne-gat (also known as ''Everett Hatch''), the son of the Southern Paiute, Paiute tribal chief, Chief Narraguinnep ("Polk"), of murdering a shepherd named Juan Chacon. When a posse comitatus, posse attempted to arrest Tse-ne-gat in February 1915, the Paiute and Ute bands headed by Polk and Posey (Paiute), Posey resisted and several people on both sides were killed or wounded. The conflict took place near the town of Bluff, Utah. In March 1915, after negotiations, Polk surrendered Tse-ne-gat to U.S. Army General Hugh L. Scott. In July 1915 he was found innocent of murder in a trial in Denver. Background In the early 20th century the rugged desert country north of the San Juan River (Colorado River trib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Porterfield Polk
Grace Mae Porterfield Polk (September 1875 – April 8, 1965) was an American composer, singer, and poet, and founder of the American Song Composers' Festival. Early life Grace Mae Porterfield was born in Preble County, Ohio and raised in Richmond, Indiana, where she lived from 1882 till 1903. She was the daughter of David Porterfield and Minerva Jane Garland Porterfield. She graduated from the College of Music of Cincinnati. She then studied voice with Oscar Saenger in New York. Career Polk was a soprano singer, composer and writer of popular songs. She was first National Junior Counselor of the National Federation of Music Clubs, and founder of the American Song Composers' Festival, an annual event held in Greenwood, Indiana from 1920 to 1922. "In this quiet little Indiana town I will aim to bring together the song composers of the land so the young and ambitious may meet the veterans and successful members of the profession," she explained in 1919. She established the Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Polk
Oscar Polk (December 25, 1899 – January 4, 1949) was an American actor. He portrayed the enslaved man Pork in the film ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'' (1939). Life and career His most memorable scene in that film comes when Pork discloses to Scarlett O'Hara, portrayed by Vivien Leigh, that the back property taxes “done run up sky high” on Tara (plantation), Tara in the amount of $300. He was married to Ivy V. Polk (née Ivy Parsons, born October 12, 1920), who had a deleted scene in ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind''. They had a son, Oscar Polk Jr. On January 4, 1949, Oscar Polk was fatally struck by a taxi cab as he stepped off a curb in Times Square in New York City 10 days after his 49th birthday. At the time of his death, he was scheduled to have a major role in the play ''Leading Lady'', and he was replaced by Ossie Davis. He is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery (Queens), Mount Olivet Cemetery in Long Island, New York. Theatre credits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makai Polk
Makai Polk (born August 4, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He is a Grey Cup champion after winning with Toronto Argonauts in the 2024. He played college football for the California Golden Bears before transferring to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Early life Polk grew up in Richmond, California and initially attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School before transferring to El Cerrito High School before his senior year. College career Polk began his collegiate career at the University of California, Berkeley, with the California Golden Bears. He finished his freshman season with 19 receptions for 295 yards and 2 touchdowns. Polk played in four games in the Golden Bears' COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and caught 17 passes for 183 yards and one touchdown. After the end of the season, Polk entered the transfer portal. Polk ultimately transferred to Mississippi State University. He was named a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Ann Polk
Lucy Ann Polk (May 16, 1927 – October 10, 2011) was an American jazz singer who performed with Les Brown's orchestra in the 1950s. She also sang and recorded with Bob Crosby, Kay Kyser, Tommy Dorsey, Jerry Fielding, and Dave Pell. Early years Polk was born in Sandpoint, Idaho, and raised in Spokane. She began singing professionally on KHQ radio there at age 9. Career Polk began her music career with her sister and brothers in a quartet named the Four Polks, which was eventually changed to the Town Criers. They performed with big bands led by Les Brown, Lionel Hampton, and Kay Kyser until they disbanded in 1948. Polk became the lead vocalist with the Les Brown Orchestra. From 1952 to 1954, she was named Best Girl Singer with Band by ''Down Beat'' magazine. She began her solo career with the album ''Lucy Ann Polk with the Dave Pell Octet'' (Trend, 1954), followed by ''Lucky Lucy Ann'' (Mode, 1957; reissued by Interlude under the name ''Easy Livin'' in 1959). The latter albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Junius Polk
Lucius Junius Polk (1802–1870) was an American politician and planter from Tennessee. Early life Lucius Junius Polk was born in 1802 in Raleigh, North Carolina. His father was Colonel William Polk. He moved to Maury County, Tennessee, in 1823. Career Polk served in the Tennessee Senate from 1831 to 1833.Richard QuinHamilton Place ''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'', December 25, 2009 He served as Adjutant General for the state of Tennessee from 1851 to 1853. Polk was also a wealthy cotton planter. He owned 30 slaves in 1836 and 52 slaves in 1840. He was a Knight Templar. Personal life Polk married Mary Ann Eastin, a grand-niece of Rachel Jackson (the wife of President Andrew Jackson) in April 1832. Their wedding took place at the White House in Washington, D.C. They resided at Hamilton Place near Columbia, Tennessee Columbia is a city in and the county seat of Maury County, Tennessee. The population was 41,690 as of the 2020 United States cens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonidas Lafayette Polk
Leonidas Lafayette Polk (April 24, 1837 – June 11, 1892), or L.L. Polk, was an American farmer, journalist and political figure. He was a leader of the Farmers' Alliance and helped found the Populist Party. Life and career Polk was born in Anson County, North Carolina. He fought in the American Civil War for the Confederate States of America, and was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. Returning to North Carolina after the war, Polk founded the town of Polkton, incorporated in 1875, where he started a weekly newspaper called '' The Ansonian''. Through it he advocated for farmers and for the Grange movement. Polk, a distant relative of President James K. Polk, became active in state politics, serving in the North Carolina House of Representatives and as a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1865–66. In 1877, he was appointed the first North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture and served until 1880. An agricultural collection he established as Commissio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonidas Polk
Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk (April 10, 1806 – June 14, 1864) was a Confederate general, a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and founder of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America, which separated from the Episcopal Church of the United States. He was a planter in Maury County, Tennessee, and a second cousin of President James K. Polk. He resigned his ecclesiastical position to become a major-general in the Confederate States Army, when he was called " Sewanee's Fighting Bishop". His official portrait at the University of the South depicts him as a bishop with his army uniform hanging nearby. He is often erroneously referred to as "Leonidas K. Polk" but he had no middle name and never signed any documents as such. Polk was one of the war's more notable, yet controversial, political generals. Recognizing his familiarity with the Mississippi Valley, Confederate president Jefferson Davis commissioned his elevation to a high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John C
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John A
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (10 or 11January 18156June 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891. He was the Fathers of Confederation, dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, and had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston, Ontario, Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada, premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, he agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown (Canadian politician), George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James K
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television episode of ''Adventure Time'' Music * James (band), a band from Manchester ** ''James'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James H
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television episode of ''Adventure Time'' Music * James (band), a band from Manchester ** ''James'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
