Robert Watson Pomeroy Explained

State Senate:New York
District:35th
Term Start:January 1, 1966
Term End:December 31, 1966
Preceded:Earl E. Boyle
Succeeded:James H. Donovan
State Senate1:New York
District1:35th
Term Start1:January 1, 1965
Term End1:December 31, 1965
Preceded1:Ernest I. Hatfield
Succeeded1:Dennis R. Coleman
State Assembly2:New York
District2:Dutchess County
Term Start2:November 4, 1947
Term End2:December 31, 1964
Preceded2:Ernest I. Hatfield
Succeeded2:Victor C. Waryas
Birth Date:21 June 1902
Birth Place:Buffalo, New York
Death Place:Millbrook, New York
Party:Republican
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] a Yale graduate who was an industrialist and financier in Buffalo and New York,[2] and Lucy (née Bemis) Pomeroy (1869–1958), a former president of the Palmetto Garden Club.[3] He attended the Hotchkiss School. He graduated with a Ph.B. from Yale University in 1924.

His paternal grandparents were Elizabeth (née Watson) Pomeroy,[1] and Congressman 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.[4]

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.

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;[5] and a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1967.[6]

Personal life

In 1930, he married Estelle Condit Bassett (1907–1988), the daughter of Carroll Phillips Bassett and Margaret (née Condit) Bassett.[7] [8] Together, they were the parents of two children:

He died on January 4, 1989, at his home in Millbrook, New York, of heart failure;[10] and was buried at St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery in Lithgow.

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Notes and References

  1. News: R. W. POMEROY DIES; FINANCIAL LEADER; Director of Buffalo Bank, the Erie Railroad and Part Owner of Silver Mine. . 17 December 2018 . . April 18, 1935 . en.
  2. Book: The Yale Literary Magazine . 1889 . Yale Literary Society . 430 . 17 December 2018 . en.
  3. News: MRS. R. W. POMEROY SR. . 17 December 2018 . . April 19, 1958 . en.
  4. Book: Pomeroy. Robert Watson. A Sketch of the Life of Theodore Medad Pomeroy, 1824-1905. 1910. Cayuga County Historical Society. Cayuga County, New York. 68. August 22, 2016.
  5. News: G.O.P. TO PRESENT NEW FACES IN FALL; Derounian Only Ex-Member in Serious House Race . 17 December 2018 . . April 3, 1966 . en.
  6. https://archive.org/details/proceedings00corrgoog Directory of Delegates and Staff
  7. News: 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. . 17 December 2018 . . May 24, 1930 . en.
  8. Book: The New York Red Book . 1955 . Williams Press . 205 . 17 December 2018 . en.
  9. Book: Woodcock . George . Canadian Poets, 1960-1973: A List . 1976 . Dundurn . 9780919614147 . 47 . 17 December 2018 . en.
  10. https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/10/obituaries/robert-pomeroy-86-an-ex-legislator-dies.html Robert Pomeroy, 86, An Ex-Legislator, Dies