Vanleer Polk
| Vanleer Polk | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1858 |
| Died | 1907 |
| Occupation | Politician, diplomat |
| Parent(s) |
Andrew Jackson Polk Rebecca Van Leer |
| Relatives |
William Polk (paternal grandfather) Antoinette Polk (sister) |
Vanleer Polk (a.k.a. Van Leer Polk) (1858-1907) was an American politician and diplomat from Tennessee.
Early life
Vanleer Polk was born in 1858. His father, Andrew Jackson Polk, was the son of Colonel William Polk.[1] His mother, Rebecca Vanleer, was an heiress to an iron fortune from Cumberland Furnace.[1] Polk grew up at Ashwood Hall in Ashbrook, near Columbia, Tennessee.[1]
Career
Polk was a member of the Democratic Party.[2] He served in the Tennessee Senate in the 1890s, representing Maury County.[2] With Flourney Rivers, a state senator for Giles County, he introduced railroad commission bills.[2]
Polk was appointed as Consul-General in Bombay, India, by President Grover Cleveland.[3] Later, he was appointed as one of five delegates to Brazil by President Theodore Roosevelt.[3]
Death
He died in 1907.
References
- 1 2 3 Garrett, Jill K. (Spring 1970). "St. John's Church, Ashwood". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 29 (1): 3–23. JSTOR 42623126. (registration required (help)).
- 1 2 3 Connie L. Lester, Up from the Mudsills of Hell: The Farmers' Alliance, Populism, and Progressive Agriculture in Tennessee, 1870-1915, University of Georgia Press, 2006, p. 172
- 1 2 "Lucky Frenchman Has Won the Love of Gladys Deacon: After the Affairs of a Smitten Prince and a Duke "Turned Down," Comes the Triumph of Young Baron de Charette, And Another International Romance Is Launched". Palestine Daily Herald. 13 April 1908. p. 6. Retrieved July 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
