Name/Title
Lucius Junius PolkEntry/Object ID
Polk, Lucius JuniusDescription
Three-quarters right profile of a young man with curly dark hair. His right in inserted into his black jacket Napoleonic -style. White shirt has high collar.Collection
Private CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Avent, Mayna Treanor, 1868-1959Date made
1920Notes
This work is a copy of a deteriorated original by an unkown artist. It was featured in White House Brides.General Notes
Note
Lucius Junius Polk was born on March 16, 1802, in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Col. William Polk. He moved to Maury County in 1823. He served in the Tennessee Senate from 1831 to 1833 as well as Adjutant General from 1851-1853. He was married to both Mary Ann Eastin and Frances Anne Erwin and had ten children between them. He lived at Hamilton Place plantation where he enslaved 52 people by 1840. He died in 1870.Create Date
September 26, 2026Update Date
September 26, 2026