Robert A. Pollock (August 24, 1870 – November 13, 1956) was an American politician from Ohio. He served as a member of the

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and the

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Early life

Robert A. Pollock was born on August 24, 1870, in North Lawrence, Ohio, to Catherine (née Mains) and John Pollock. His father was born in northern Ireland and his mother was born in Scotland. His father worked in the mining industry before working in the mercantile industry and serving as clerk. He also worked as postmaster of North Lawrence. His parents were members of the United Brethren Church. Pollock was homeschooled or public schools, sources differ, until the age of 13. As a young man, he worked in coal mines. He was a member of the executive board of the Ohio Miners' Association. He attended

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in the summer of 1892, attended public schools in North Lawrence, and, for four months in 1893, took a commercial course at the Northern Indiana Normal School and Business College in

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. He then moved back to North Lawrence and worked for his father in his general store.

Career

Pollock served as justice of the peace for two terms. He was a member of the school board in North Lawrence for two terms. Pollock was a Republican. He served in the

, representing Stark County from 1900 to 1904. He served as chairman of the committee on geology, mines and mining. He also served in the

, representing district 21 (Stark and Carroll counties) from 1904 to 1908. He was a member of the Ohio School Survey Commission that recommended legislation about schools to the legislature. In 1939, Pollock put forward legislation to investigate "un-American and subversive activities in Ohio" specifically at

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during the

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. The resolution was later withdrawn in favor of one put forward by H. T. Phillips that didn't mention Ohio University. He served in office until his death, though he lost re-election to Democratic candidate

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Personal life

Pollock married Gloria C. Blakely, daughter of George E. Blakely, of Doylestown on December 18, 1901. She died in 1904 from typhoid fever. They had one son. Pollock married Lillian Violet Lawrence Henrici, daughter of Charles Henrici, of

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on January 3, 1906. Pollock married Gertrude. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Canton. He lived at 2016 Myrtle Avenue NW in Canton. Pollock died following

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and a stroke on November 13, 1956, aged 86, at Aultman Hospital in Canton. He was buried at North Lawrence Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pollock, Robert A. 1870 births 1956 deaths People from Stark County, Ohio American coal miners American justices of the peace Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Republican Party Ohio state senators 20th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly