Robert Watson Pomeroy
Robert Watson Pomeroy (June 21, 1902 – January 4, 1989) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on June 21, 1902, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Robert Watson Pomeroy (1868–1935) and Lucy (Bemis) Pomeroy (born 1869). He attended the Hotchkiss School. He graduated Ph.B. from Yale University in 1924. Then he engaged in the management of investments. In 1930, he married Estelle Bassett (1907–1988), and they had two children.[1] 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; and a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1967.[2]
He died on January 4, 1989, at his home in Millbrook, New York, of heart failure;[3] and was buried at St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery in Lithgow.
Congressman Theodore M. Pomeroy (1824–1905) was his grandfather.
Sources
- ↑ New York Red Book (1963–1964; pg. 205)
- ↑ Directory of Delegates and Staff of the NYS Constitutional Convention (1967; pg. 80)
- ↑ Robert Pomeroy, 86, An Ex-Legislator, Dies in the New York Times on Januatry 10, 1989
External links
Robert Watson Pomeroy at Find a Grave
| New York Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ernest I. Hatfield |
New York State Assembly Dutchess County 1948–1964 |
Succeeded by Victor C. Waryas |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded by Ernest I. Hatfield |
New York State Senate 35th District 1965 |
Succeeded by Dennis R. Coleman |
| Preceded by Earl E. Boyle |
New York State Senate 44th District 1966 |
Succeeded by James H. Donovan |