What is Sarah Childress Polk?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Sarah Childress Polk | image = Polk sarah.jpg | caption = A copy of 1846 portrait by George Dury | birth_date = {{birth date|1803|9|4}} | birth_place = [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1891|8|14|1803|9|4}} | death_place = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], [[United States|U.S.]] | office = [[First Lady of the United States]] | president = [[James K. Polk]] | term_start = March 4, 1845 | term_end = March 4, 1849 | term_label = In role | predecessor = [[Julia Gardiner Tyler]] | successor = [[Margaret Taylor]] | children = 5 | relations = | spouse = [[James K. Polk]] | signature = Sarah Polk Signature.svg }} '''Sarah Childress Polk''' (September 4, 1803 – August 14, 1891) was the wife of the US President [[James K. Polk]]. She was the [[First Lady of the United States]] from 1845 to 1849. ==Early life and education== She was born in [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]]. She was the elder daughter of her parents, Captain Joel and Elizabeth Childress. As a child, she lived on a plantation near [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]]. She got a good education and studied at Salem College in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]. ==Marriage and family== On 1 January 1824, she married James K. Polk. At the time of her marriage, she was 20 years old. Polk was aged 28 years. At the time of this marriage, Polk had just begun his first year's service in the Tennessee legislature. The Polk couple did not get any children of their own. They raised a nephew, Marshall Polk (1831-1884). After her husband’s death, Sarah Polk raised a niece, Sarah Polk Jetton (1847–1924). ==First Lady tenure== She also helped privately her husband in preparing his speeches and in his correspondence. During her term as the First Lady, the functions at the White House were famous