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Lucius Junius Polk was born in 1802. His father was Colonel William Polk.
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He moved to Maury County, Tennessee in 1823. Polk served in the Tennessee Senate from 1831 to 1833. 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.
He died in 1870.
