Henry Moses Pollard

Henry M. Pollard (June 14, 1836 – February 24, 1904) was an American attorney and politician from Missouri. A native of Plymouth, Vermont, he served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and attained the rank of major in the 8th Vermont Infantry Regiment.

Pollard was raised and educated in Plymouth and graduated from Black River Academy. An 1857 graduate of Dartmouth College, he taught school in several western states, studied law in Milwaukee, and was admitted to the bar in 1861. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, he returned to Vermont and joined the Union Army. He served until the end of the war in 1865 and attained the rank of major as a member of the 8th Vermont Infantry Regiment. He then moved to Chillicothe, Missouri, where he became involved in politics as a Republican, including service as county attorney of Livingston County and mayor of Chillicothe.

In 1876, Pollard was elected to the United States House of Representatives and he served from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1879. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878. In 1879, Pollard moved to St. Louis, where he continued practicing law. He died in St. Louis on February 24, 1904 and was interred at Edgewood Cemetery in Chillicothe.

Early life Henry Moses Pollard was born in Plymouth, Vermont on June 14, 1836, the son of Moses Pollard and Abigail (Brown) Pollard. He was educated in Plymouth and graduated from Black River Academy. He attained admitted to the bar in 1861, but deferred the start of a law practice so he could join the Union Army for the American Civil War.

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