Charles Polk Jr.

Charles Polk Jr.
27th and 30th Governor of Delaware
In office
May 9, 1836 – January 17, 1837
Preceded byCaleb P. Bennett
Succeeded byCornelius P. Comegys
In office
January 16, 1827 – January 19, 1830
Preceded bySamuel Paynter
Succeeded byDavid Hazzard
Member of the Delaware Senate
In office
January 4, 1825 – January 16, 1827
January 6, 1835 – January 3, 1843
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
In office
January 4, 1814 – January 2, 1816
January 6, 1818 – January 5, 1819
January 6, 1824 – January 4, 1825
Personal details
Born(1788-11-15)November 15, 1788
Bridgeville, Delaware
DiedOctober 27, 1857(1857-10-27) (aged 68)
Milford, Delaware
Political partyFederalist
Whig
SpouseMary Elizabeth Purnell
ResidenceKent County, Delaware
OccupationFarmer

Charles Polk Jr. (November 15, 1788 – October 27, 1857) was an American farmer and politician from Big Stone Beach, in Milford Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, and later the Whig Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and twice as governor of Delaware.


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