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Pollard, Henry Rives – Pomeroy, Samuel Clarke

Pollard, Henry Rives

journalist, was born Aug. 29, 1833, in Nelson county, Va. In 1867 he established, with his brother, Southern Opinion, in Richmond, Va., of which he continued until his death one of the editors and proprietors. He died Nov. 24, 1868, in Richmond, Va.

Pollard, Joseph Greeley

manufacturer, legislator, was born Feb. 11, 1833, in Milton, N. H. He was a successful leather manufacturer in Woburn, Mass., but is not in active business now.

During 1866-68 he was a member of the Massachusetts house of representatives, and in 1869-70 was a member of the state senate.

Pollard, Josephine

littérateur, author, was born about 1840 in New York city. She was a writer of New York city, whose work was mainly intended for juvenile readers. She was the author of The Gypsy Books; A Piece of Silver; Elfin Land; Vagrant Verses; Songs of Bird Life; The Decorative Sisters; The Boston Tea Party; and Gellivor, a Christmas Legend.

Pollock, William D

educator, lawyer, was born Oct. 24, 1862, in Onslow county, N. C. He received his education in the university of North Carolina; has been superintendent of public instruction, mayor of Kingston, N. C.; and chairman of the democratic executive committee of his county. He is a prominent lawyer of Kingston, N. C.

Polsley, Daniel

agriculturist, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Nov. 28, 1803, near Fairmont, Va. He was elected lieutenant-governor of the state, which position he held until West Virginia was admitted into the union. He was subsequently elected judge of the seventh judicial circuit for six years; and in 1866 was elected a representative from West Virginia to the fortieth congress as a republican.

Pomeroy, Benjamin

clergyman, was born Nov. 19, 1704, in Suffield, Conn.

He was ordained pastor on Dec. 16, 1735, in Hebron. During the French and Indian war he was chaplain to the American army, and he filled a like office during the revolutionary war. He was active in the movement that led to the founding of Dartmouth college, becoming one of its first trustees. He died Dec. 22, 1784, in Hebron, Conn.

Pomeroy, Charles

lawyer, banker, congressman, was born Sept. 8, 1825, in Meriden, Conn. He became president of the national bank in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

He was elected a representative from Iowa to the forty-first congress as a republican.

Pomeroy, John Norton

educator, lawyer, author, was born April 12, 1828, in Rochester, N. Y. He was a lawyer of Rochester, N. Y., but subsequently professor of law in the university of California in 1878-85. He was the author of Introduction to Municipal Law; Remedies and Remedial Rights; Specific Performance of Contract; Equity Jurisprudence; Riparian Rights; Introduction to United States Constitutional Law; and Lectures on International Law in Time of Peace.

He died Feb. 15, 1885, in San Francisco, Cal.

Pomeroy, Marcus Mills

journalist, author, was born Dec. 25, 1833, in Elmira, N. Y. He was a journalist successively of La Crosse, Wis.; New York city, and Chicago. He was the author of Sense; Nonsense; Gold Dust; Brick Dust; Our Saturday Nights; Home Harmonies; and Perpetual Money. He died in 1896.

Pomeroy, Samuel Clarke

lawyer, state legislator, United States senator, was born Jan. 3, 1816, in Southampton, Mass. He was elected to the legislature of Massachusetts in 1852. He moved to Kansas; and in 1861 took his seat in the United States senate from Kansas for six years. He was re-elected to the senate for the term ending in 1873; and subsequently settled in Washington city.