# Henry W. Pollock

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American politician

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

## Life

Born in what is now the [Bronx](/source/The_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](/source/New_York_State_Senate) (18th D.) from 1911 to 1914, sitting in the [134th](/source/134th_New_York_State_Legislature), [135th](/source/135th_New_York_State_Legislature), [136th](/source/136th_New_York_State_Legislature) and [137th New York State Legislatures](/source/137th_New_York_State_Legislature).[1]

Pollock was a vice president and head of the legal department of the [Bank of United States](/source/Bank_of_United_States) from October 1, 1927 to the time of the bank's failure in 1930.[2]

He died on December 9, 1954, at his home at 16 West 77th Street in [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan), of a [heart attack](/source/Heart_attack).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Fitch1911_1-0)** Fitch, Charles Elliot, ed. (1911). [*Official New York From Cleveland to Hughes*](https://archive.org/details/officialnewyorkf04fitc). Vol. IV. New York: Hurd Publishing Company. p. [367](https://archive.org/details/officialnewyorkf04fitc/page/367) – via Internet Archive.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NYTObit_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NYTObit_2-1) "Henry W. Pollock". *The New York Times*. December 10, 1954. p. 27. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [113059425](https://www.proquest.com/docview/113059425).

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

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