James K. Polk

James K. Polk

male, deceased (1849) (MECKLENBURG)
washington monument, speaker of the house, American, treatyofguadalupehidalgo, compromise of 1850, manifest destiny…President of the United States, Governor of Tennessee, University of Virginia, Miller Center of Public Affairs
Often referred to as the first "dark horse" President, James K. Polk was the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House, and the last strong...

Edward Thornton

male, deceased (1906)
ambassador, privy council, diplomat, treatyofguadalupehidalgo, English, King's College
Sir Edward Thornton was an English diplomat. He was born in London and was educated at King's College, London, and at Pembroke College, Cambridge....
James Reavis

James Reavis

male, deceased (1914)
confederate, american civil war, from Arizona, spanish, Southern Pacific Railroad, Impostor…treatyofguadalupehidalgo, Confederate States of America, Baron of Arizoniac
James Addison Reavis (1843-1914), the self-styled "Baron of Arizoniac", was an imposter of grand scale who claimed to own much of Arizona in the...
Ambrose Hundley Sevier

Ambrose Hundley Sevier

male, deceased (1848)
arkansas lawyer, treatyofguadalupehidalgo, from Arkansas, speaker, Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, democratic…House of Representatives
Ambrose Hundley Sevier (November 4, 1801 - December 31, 1848) was a Democratic member of the United States Senate from Arkansas. Ambrose Hundley...