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There were six presidents with the name James. James Madison (4th President) James Monroe (5th President) James Knox Polk (11th President) James Buchanan (15th President) James Abram Garfield (20th President) James (Jimmy) Carter (39th President)
James K. Polk was called the dark horse because he was a surprise nominee- a compromise after none of the front-running candidate for the Democratic nomination could get the required majority at the convention. (He was not a total unknown since he had been Speaker of the US House and governor of Tennessee and was supported by ex-president Andrew Jackson.)
His mother was Jane Knox Polk (Nov. 15, 1776 - Jan. 11, 1852 ).His father was Samuel Ezekial Polk ( July 5, 1772 - Nov. 5, 1827).
James Knox Polk.
Polk ran and was elected in 1844.