[DOC] [TLE] James K. Polk - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com [PAR] Before his presidency, Polk served in the Tennessee legislature and the U.S. 
Congress; in 1839 he became governor of Tennessee. A Democrat ... Soon after 
leaving the White House, he died at age 53. Deconstructing ... The United States 
won the two-year battle, and as a result, Mexico relinquished its claims to Texas. [DOC] [TLE] James K. Polk | whitehouse.gov [PAR] As a young lawyer he entered politics, served in the Tennessee legislature, and 
became a friend ... Both Martin Van Buren, who had been expected to win the 
Democratic ... Even before he could take office, Congress passed a joint 
resolution offering ... President Polk added a vast area to the United States, but its 
acquisition... [DOC] [TLE] The Governors Who Became President - Center on the American ... [PAR] The fifth president, James Monroe, served as governor of the state of Virginia. .... 
began his political career as a Democrat in the Virginia General Assembly, 
serving .... of only three presidents to date to lose their own home states while 
winning the ... Polk left the White House in 1849, no present or former governors 
would be. [DOC] [TLE] List of Presidents of the United States by other offices held - Wikipedia [PAR] This is a list of Presidents of the United States by other offices (either elected or 
appointive) held. Every President of the United States has served as either: ... 
Nixon, Humphrey, Mondale, and Gore received their party's nomination. Nixon 
would .... A number of future Presidents served in the House together: 
Congressman... [DOC] [TLE] James K. Polk - Wikipedia [PAR] The house where Polk spent his adult life before his presidency, in Columbia, 
Tennessee, is his only private residence still standing. It is now known as the 
James K. Polk Ancestral Home. James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795  June 15, 
1849) was the 11th President of the United ... True to his campaign pledge to 
serve only one term as President, Polk left... [DOC] [TLE] Elections in Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia [PAR] General Assembly elections. 2010  Ballot measures[show]. 2004: Amendment 1  
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Georgia are held to fill various state and federal seats. Georgia regular elections 
... Uniquely, Georgia requires a run-off election if no candidates wins a majority... [DOC] [TLE] James K. Polk | Entries | Tennessee Encyclopedia [PAR] Dec 25, 2009 ... The son of Samuel and Jane Knox Polk and the eldest of their ten children, ... of 
1815, Polk gave himself fully to his studies and won first honors in his class at ... 
sat on the House Committee of Foreign Affairs before moving in 1832 to the ... the 
state legislature, and the new governor accepted the assembly's... [DOC] [TLE] Presidents Day: Tennessee Edition | Nooga.com [PAR] This Presidents Day, Tennesseans can reflect on three of their own who ... were 
born in the Volunteer State, all three called Tennessee home when they became 
... the U.S. House of Representatives and also was a member of the General 
Assembly, ... Before becoming president, Polk served as Tennessee's ninth 
governor. [DOC] [TLE] The 26th US President - Theodore Roosevelt - Sheppard Software [PAR] James K. Polk ... The Panama Canal was built during his tenure in the White 
House. ... taste of politics came when was elected to the New York State 
Assembly in 1882. ... From 1895 to 1897, he served as New York City's police 
commissioner. ... McKinley won that election and appointed Roosevelt Assistant 
Secretary of the... [DOC] [TLE] Theodore Roosevelt: Life Before the PresidencyMiller Center [PAR] He was elected to the New York Assembly and served two terms from 1882 to 
1884. ... Life of Gouverneur Morris (1888), and The Winning of the West (four 
volumes, ... the governor before he completely destroyed the Republican state 
machine. ... persuaded that

Question: Before winning the White House, Polk served in this state's assembly & as its governor
Answer: Tennessee