The president, whose younger brother was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district from 1851 to 1853, was born in July 1795.
William Hawkins Polk (May 24, 1815  December 16, 1862) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district from 1851 to 1853. 
 He was the younger brother of President James K. Polk. 
James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795  June 15, 1849) was the 11th President of the United States (184549). 
