Harrison's death after a month in office in 1841 left the presidency to Vice President John Tyler, who soon broke with the Whigs. 'Lean Jimmy' had proven one of their most effective gadflies against Polk, and his lighthearted tone at campaign debates was very effective against the serious Polk. The two debated the length of Tennessee, and Jones's support of distribution to the states of surplus federal revenues, and of a national bank, struck a chord with Tennessee voters. On election day in August 1841, Polk was defeated by 3,000 votes, the first time he had been beaten at the polls. On the afternoon of Friday, June 15, Polk died at his Polk Place home in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 53. According to traditional accounts, his last words before he died were 'I love you, Sarah, for all eternity, I love you', spoken to Sarah Polk.
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