Complex sentence: Leonidas Lafayette Polk (often L.L. Polk), an American farmer, journalist and political figure, was born in 1837 in Anson County, North Carolina.
Split into simpler sentences: Leonidas Lafayette Polk (April 24,1837-June 11,1892), or L.L. Polk is an American farmer, journalist and political figure. He was born in Anson County, North Carolina.