James K. Polk
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U.S. President during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) whom Lincoln criticized in his spot resolutions.
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Entities connected to James K. Polk through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.
Connected via: Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln
Organization
Republican Party
Connected via: Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln
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Confederate States
Connected via: Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln
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U.S. Southern District of New York
Connected via: Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln
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Brookins Campbell
Connected via: Andrew Johnson
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- Person Andrew Johnson - Johnson campaigned for fellow Tennessee Democrat James K. Polk's presidential campaign in 1844, though they had diffi... Multiple Sources
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- Person Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln spoke against the Mexican-American War and criticized President James K. Polk's motivations in his spot resol... Official Document
Source Documents & Evidence
“Although a fellow Tennessee Democrat, James K. Polk, was elected president in 1844, and Johnson had campaigned for him, the two men had difficult relations”Accessed: 2026-02-21
“Lincoln spoke against the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), for which he said President James K. Polk had "some strong motive ... to involve the two countries in a war”Accessed: 2026-02-21
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Added: 2026-02-21
· Updated: 2026-02-21
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