Anyone know anything about President James Polk? In 1795 was born in a log cabin in Mecklenburg, North Carolina?  Remember Mecklenburg?   Badly damaged by Hurricane Helene last year . Became a lawyer at the age of 23.  Sure sounds like Abraham Lincoln. Was an Andrew Jacksonian Democrat.  The Whigs were the competing party. Served seven terms in the U.S. House, two as Speaker, and also governor of Tennessee. Was elected the 11th President of the U.S. His presidency led to the most expansionist period in our history, linking the Atlantic to the Pacific. It was not easy. Was a workaholic and had no time for golf. His main goal was to fulfill  America's  Manifest Destiny , which was to spread from  sea to shining sea . We had a war with Mexico. Texas became the 28th State. Instead of war with Great Britain, he used negotiations to annex a good part of the Oregon Territory.   Lowered tariffs and established the Federal Treasury. During...