American politician
Robert Watson Pomeroy
In office Preceded by Earl E. Boyle Succeeded by James H. Donovan In office Preceded by Ernest I. Hatfield Succeeded by Dennis R. Coleman In office Preceded by Ernest I. Hatfield Succeeded by Victor C. Waryas
Born (1902-06-21 ) June 21, 1902Buffalo, New York Died January 4, 1989(1989-01-04) (aged 86)Millbrook, New York Political party Republican Spouse
Estelle Bassett
(
m. 1930; died 1988)
Relations Theodore M. Pomeroy (grandfather)Children 2 Education Hotchkiss School Alma mater Yale University
Robert Watson Pomeroy (June 21, 1902 – January 4, 1989) was an American businessman and politician from New York .
Early life
He was born on June 21, 1902, in Buffalo, New York , the son of Robert Watson Pomeroy, Sr. (1868–1935),[ 1] [ 2] née Bemis) Pomeroy (1869–1958), a former president of the Palmetto Garden Club.[ 3] Hotchkiss School . He graduated with a Ph.B. from Yale University in 1924.[ 4]
His paternal grandparents were Elizabeth (née Watson) Pomeroy,[ 1] Theodore M. Pomeroy (1824–1905) who served as the 26th Speaker of the House following Schuyler Colfax and was a close friend of U.S. Secretary of State (under Lincoln) William H. Seward .[ 5]
Career
After graduating from Yale, he engaged in the management of investments. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army , attaining the rank of captain. After the war he entered politics as a Republican .[ 4]
Pomeroy was a member of the New York State Assembly (Dutchess Co.) from 1948 to 1964, sitting in the 166th , 167th , 168th , 169th , 170th , 171st , 172nd , 173rd and 174th New York State Legislatures . He was a leading conservationist , and was Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Natural Resources from 1959 to 1965.
He was a member of the New York State Senate in 1965 and 1966 ;[ 6] New York State Constitutional Convention of 1967.[ 7]
Personal life
In 1930, he married Estelle Condit Bassett (1907–1988), the daughter of Carroll Phillips Bassett and Margaret (née Condit) Bassett.[ 8] [ 9]
He died on January 4, 1989, at his home in Millbrook, New York , of heart failure;[ 4] Lithgow .
References
^ a b "R. W. POMEROY DIES; FINANCIAL LEADER; Director of Buffalo Bank, the Erie Railroad and Part Owner of Silver Mine" (PDF) . The New York Times . Retrieved 17 December 2018 .^ The Yale Literary Magazine . Retrieved 17 December 2018 .^ "MRS. R. W. POMEROY SR" (PDF) . The New York Times . Retrieved 17 December 2018 .^ a b c Robert Pomeroy, 86, An Ex-Legislator, Dies New York Times ^ Pomeroy, Robert Watson (1910). A Sketch of the Life of Theodore Medad Pomeroy, 1824-1905 . Retrieved August 22, 2016 . ^ "G.O.P. TO PRESENT NEW FACES IN FALL; Derounian Only Ex-Member in Serious House Race" (PDF) . The New York Times . Retrieved 17 December 2018 .^ Directory of Delegates and Staff ^ "ESTELLE C. BASSETT ENGAGED TO MARRY; Will Become Bride of Robert Watson Pomeroy Jr. of Bedford Hills, N.Y. BOTH OF COLONIAL STOCK Miss Bassett Introduced to Society Three Years Ago--Fiance a Graduate of Yale" (PDF) . The New York Times . Retrieved 17 December 2018 .^ The New York Red Book . Retrieved 17 December 2018 .^ Woodcock, George (1976). Canadian Poets, 1960-1973: A List ISBN 9780919614147 . Retrieved 17 December 2018 .
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