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James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, KP, DL (11 July 1846 – 27 April 1898), styled Viscount Alexander from birth until 1855, was a soldier and politician.
On 4 September 1845 at St. Michael's, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, he married Lady Jane Frederica Harriot Mary Grimston, daughter of James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam, and Lady Charlotte Jenkinson.
James Alexander byl obchodníkem a členem Londonderry City v Irské dolní sněmovně. Roku 1790 mu byl zprvu předán titul Baron z Caledonu a roku 1797 titul Vikomt z Caledonu.
Civil War Confederate Major General. After graduating from West Point in 1854, he became a first lieutenant in the United States Army 1st Cavalry, and an Indian fighter in the west.
Illustrator, lithographer and etcher James Edmund Allen was born in Louisiana, Missouri and raised in Montana. He studied drawing and painting at the Art Institute of Chicago, then went to New York for further studies at theArt Students…
James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States (1845–49). Under his leadership, the United States fought the Mexican War (1846–48) and acquired vast territories along the Pacific coast and in the Southwest.
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What was James K. Polk’s family like?James K. Polk was the eldest child of Samuel and Jane Knox Polk. At age 11 he moved with his family to Tennessee, where his father operated a prosperous farm in Maury county.Who was James K. Polk married to?In 1824 James K. Polk married Sarah Childress, the daughter of a prominent slaveholding family. She helped foster Polk’s political rise, serving as his eyes and ears in state and national politics through her friendships with leading figures of the day. When Polk became U.S. president, she was often referred to as “the Presidentress.”What were James K. Polk’s major accomplishments?Pres. James K. Polk oversaw a large territorial expansion of the United States. He advocated for annexation of Texas and aggressively prosecuted the resulting Mexican-American War, which added much of the Southwest and California to the country’s territory. In addition, he acquired the Oregon country through a treaty with Great Britain.