William Polk is the name of:
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William Polk (colonel)
Colonel William Polk (9 July 1758 – 14 January 1834) was a North Carolina banker, educational administrator, political leader, renowned Continental officer in the War for American Independence, and survivor of the 1777/1778 encampment at Valley ...
(1758–1834), American Revolutionary War officer, bank president, namesake of Polk County, North Carolina
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William J. Polk (died 1863), American politician
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William Hawkins Polk
William Hawkins Polk (May 24, 1815 – December 16, 1862) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district from 1851 to 1853. He was the younger brother of President J ...
(1815–1862), Tennessee congressman
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William R. Polk (born 1929), foreign policy consultant, author
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William M. Polk (born 1936), American politician in the state of Washington
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William Mecklenburg Polk
William Mecklenburg Polk (15 August 1844 – 1918) was an American physician.
Biography
He was the son of Leonidas Polk, born at Ashwood, Maury Co., Tenn. He served in the Confederate army under his father during the Civil War, advancing f ...
(1844–1918), American physician
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