| Leonidas LaFayette Polk Born: 24-Apr-1837
Birthplace: Anson County, NC
Died: 11-Jun-1892
Location of death: Washington, DC
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Agriculturalist
Party Affiliation: See Note Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Agrarian reformer Military service: Confederate Army (Col., injured at Gettysburg) Father: Andrew Pook (farmer)
Mother: Serena Autry
Wife: Sarah Pamela Gaddy (m. 23-Sep-1857, one son, six daughters)
University: Davidson College
North Carolina State Official Commissioner of Agriculture (1877-80)
North Carolina State House of Representatives (1860- and 1864-)
Progressive Farmer Founder (1886)
Interstate Farmers' Association
North Carolina Agricultural Hall of Fame
Slaveowners
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