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Trusten Polk |
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| In office March 4, 1857 – January 10, 1862 |
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| Preceded by | Henry S. Geyer |
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| Succeeded by | John B. Henderson |
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| Born | May 29, 1811 Bridgeville, Delaware, USA |
| Died | April 16, 1876 St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Skinner Polk |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Trusten Polk (May 29, 1811 – April 16, 1876) was elected both Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator in 1856.
Polk was born in Bridgeville, Delaware. A Democrat, he served as Governor of Missouri from January 5, 1857, until February 27 when he resigned to become a U.S. Senator. Hancock Lee Jackson succeeded him as governor until the election of Robert Marcellus Stewart.
Polk was expelled from the U.S. Senate January 10, 1862, for his support of the South in the American Civil War. He was appointed as a colonel in the Confederate States Army, and later served as a judge in the military courts of the Department of Mississippi in 1864 and 1865.
After the war, Polk was a lawyer in St. Louis, Missouri. He is buried there in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
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| Preceded by Sterling Price |
Governor of Missouri January 5, 1857 – February 27, 1857 |
Succeeded by Hancock L. Jackson |
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| Preceded by Henry S. Geyer |
United States Senator (Class 1) from Missouri March 4, 1857 – January 10, 1862 Served alongside: James S. Green and Waldo P. Johnson |
Succeeded by John B. Henderson |
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