Life span: 05/29/1811 to 04/16/1876TabsLife SummaryFull name: Trusten PolkPlace of Birth: Bridgeville, DEBurial Place: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MOBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 5Family: William M. Polk (father), Elizabeth W. Skinner (wife) Education: YaleOccupation: PoliticianMilitaryAttorney or JudgeChurch or Religious Denomination: MethodistPolitical Parties: DemocraticGovernment: US SenateGovernorLocal governmentMilitary: Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 10/21/1861 10/21/1861 Union troops suffer a heavy defeat at Ball's Bluff on the Virginia side of the Potomac 01/09/1862 01/09/1862 U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee votes to expel Missouri Senators Waldo Johnson and Trusten Polk 01/10/1862 01/10/1862 The United States Senate expels Missouri Senators Waldo Johnson and Trusten Polk for treason Major TopicsThirty-Seventh Congress of the United StatesSecession Documents Images Trusten Polk Trusten Polk, detail Bibliography
