Henry W. Pollock

'''Henry W. Pollock''' (October 22, 1878 in [[New York City]] – December 9, 1954 in [[Manhattan]], New York City) was an American lawyer and politician from [[New York (state)|New York]].

==Life== Born in what is now the [[The Bronx|Bronx]], Pollock graduated from Columbia Law School with an LL.B. in 1901. Following his graduation, he practiced as an associate in the firm of Stern, Signer & Baer for six years. In January, 1908, he became a partner in the firm of Sternberg, Jacobson & Pollock, which became Jacobson & Pollock in June 1917 after Samuel H. Sternberg left the firm.

He was a member of the [[New York State Senate]] (18th D.) from 1911 to 1914, sitting in the [[134th New York State Legislature|134th]], [[135th New York State Legislature|135th]], [[136th New York State Legislature|136th]] and [[137th New York State Legislature]]s.<ref name=Fitch1911>{{cite book|editor1-last=Fitch|editor1-first=Charles Elliot|title=Official New York From Cleveland to Hughes|location=New York|publisher=Hurd Publishing Company|date=1911|volume=IV|page=[https://archive.org/details/officialnewyorkf04fitc/page/367 367]|via=Internet Archive|url=https://archive.org/details/officialnewyorkf04fitc}}</ref>

Pollock was a vice president and head of the legal department of the [[Bank of United States]] from October 1, 1927 to the time of the bank's failure in 1930.<ref name=NYTObit>{{Cite news|title=Henry W. Pollock|date=10 December 1954|work=The New York Times|page=27|id={{ProQuest|113059425}}}}</ref>

He died on December 9, 1954, at his home at 16 West 77th Street in [[Manhattan]], of a [[heart attack]].<ref name=NYTObit />

==References== {{reflist}} * [https://books.google.com/books?id=vEQ0AQAAMAAJ&q=red+book+henry+w+pollock+born ''New York Red Book''] (1913; pg. 103)

{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ny-sen}} {{succession box | before = [[Alexander Brough]] | title = [[New York State Senate]] <br>18th District | years = 1911–1914 | after = [[William M. Bennett]]}} {{s-end}}

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