Henry Moses Pollard (June 14, 1836 – February 24, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Henry M. Pollard | |
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 Brady-Handy photo, Library of Congress | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Rezin A. De Bolt |
| Succeeded by | Gideon F. Rothwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Moses Pollard June 14, 1836 Plymouth, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 1904 (aged 67) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Edgewood Cemetery, Chillicothe, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Eighth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Born in Plymouth, Vermont, Pollard attended the common schools. He graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1857. He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1861. He returned to Vermont and served during the Civil War in the Union Army as major in the Eighth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers. He moved to Chillicothe, Missouri, in 1865 and commenced the practice of law. He served as mayor in 1874. County attorney in 1876.
Pollard was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Forty-sixth Congress. He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1879 and continued the practice of law in that city until his death on February 24, 1904. He was interred in Edgewood Cemetery, Chillicothe, Missouri.
References
edit- United States Congress. "Henry M. Pollard (id: P000414)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.