Trusten Polk
Trusten W Polk (May 29, 1811 – April 16, 1876) served as the 12th Governor of Missouri in 1857 and U.S. Senator from 1857 to 1862.
Trusten W Polk | |
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United States senator from Missouri | |
In office March 4, 1857 – January 10, 1862 | |
Preceded by | Henry S. Geyer |
Succeeded by | John B. Henderson |
12th Governor of Missouri | |
In office January 5, 1857 – February 27, 1857 | |
Lieutenant | Hancock Lee Jackson |
Preceded by | Sterling Price |
Succeeded by | Hancock Lee Jackson |
Personal details | |
Born | Bridgeville, Delaware | May 29, 1811
Died | April 16, 1876 64) St. Louis, Missouri | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Skinner Polk |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch/service | |
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Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Biography
Polk was born in Bridgeville, Delaware. A Democrat, he was elected Governor of Missouri in 1856 and served from January 5, 1857, until February 27 when he resigned to become a U.S. Senator. Hancock Lee Jackson succeeded him as governor until the election of Robert Marcellus Stewart.
Polk was expelled from the U.S. Senate January 10, 1862, for his support of the South in the American Civil War. He was appointed as a colonel in the Missouri State Guard under the command of Confederate General Sterling Price, and later served as a judge in the military courts of the Department of Mississippi in 1864 and 1865.[1]
After the war, Polk was a lawyer in St. Louis, Missouri. He is buried there in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
See also
- List of United States Senators expelled or censured
References
- "Trusten W Polk". Missouri State Archives. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
External links
- United States Congress. "Trusten Polk (id: P000411)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
- "Trusten Polk". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- Trusten Polk at the National Governors Association
Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by Sterling Price |
Democratic nominee for Governor of Missouri 1856 |
Succeeded by Robert Marcellus Stewart |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Sterling Price |
Governor of Missouri January 5, 1857 – February 27, 1857 |
Succeeded by Hancock L. Jackson |
U.S. Senate | ||
Preceded by Henry S. Geyer |
U.S. senator (Class 1) from Missouri March 4, 1857 – January 10, 1862 Served alongside: James S. Green and Waldo P. Johnson |
Succeeded by John B. Henderson |