Colonel William Polk | |
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| Member of North Carolina Council of State[1] | |
| In office 1806–1807 Serving with Robert Burton, Nathaniel Jones, William Boylan, Bryan Whitfield, Reuben Wood, Lawrence Smith | |
| Appointed by | North Carolina House of Commons |
| Governor | Nathaniel Alexander |
| Supervisor of Internal Revenue for the District of North Carolina | |
| In office 1791–1808 | |
| Appointed by | George Washington |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Commons | |
| In office 1785–1786 Serving with Elijah Robertson | |
| Governor | Alexander Martin then Richard Caswell |
| Preceded by | Ephraim McLean |
| Succeeded by | Robert Ewing/Robert Hayes |
| Constituency | Davidson County (now part of Tennessee) |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Commons | |
| In office 1787–1788 Serving with Caleb Phifer | |
| Governor | Samuel Johnston |
| Preceded by | George Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Douglass |
| Constituency | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1758 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
| Died | 14 January 1834 (aged 75) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Resting place | City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina Section E-3 35°46′41″N 78°37′57″W / 35.77802°N 78.63237°W |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Griselda Glichrist(1789-1799), Sarah Hawkins (1801-1843) |
| Relations | James K. Polk (first cousin, once removed), Ezekiel Polk (nephew of), Leonidas Polk (father of) |
| Alma mater | Queen's College(not Queens University of Charlotte) |
| Occupation | Soldier, Surveyor, Land Speculator, Banker, Politician, Educator |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | South Carolina and North Carolina militia, Continental Army |
| Years of service | 1775-1781 |
| Rank | Major, later Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit | 9th North Carolina Regiment, Mecklenburg County Regiment[10] |
| Commands | Polk's Regiment of Light Dragoons[10] |
| Battles/wars | Canebrake, Brandywine, Germantown, Camden, Cowan's Ford, Guilford Court House, and Eutaw Springs |
| Survivor of | The 1777/1788 Encampment at Valley Forge |
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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 Forge.
- ^ The Council of State at this time was an official advisory panel for the Governor, the members of which were appointed by the legislature. The name, and some of the authority, of the Council was later transferred to the body of the state's elected executive officials.
- ^ McFarland 1979, p. 114
- ^ Angellotti 1923, p. 4
- ^ Angellotti 1923, p. 14
- ^ Wilson 1888, p. 56
- ^ Connor 1913, p. 428
- ^ Connor 1913, p. 586
- ^ Connor 1913, p. 697
- ^ Connor 1913, p. 776
- ^ a b Lewis, J.D. "William Polk". North Carolina in the American Revolution. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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