Henry Moses Pollard

Henry Moses Pollard served as a Representative from Missouri in the United States Congress from 1877 to 1879. A member of the Republican Party, Henry Moses Pollard contributed to the legislative process during 1 term in office.

Henry Moses Pollard’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Henry Moses Pollard participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Henry M. Pollard (June 14, 1836 – February 24, 1904) was an American attorney and politician from Missouri. A native of Plymouth, Vermont, he served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and attained the rank of major in the 8th Vermont Infantry Regiment. Pollard was raised and educated in Plymouth and graduated from Black River Academy. An 1857 graduate of Dartmouth College, he taught school in several western states, studied law in Milwaukee, and was admitted to the bar in 1861. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, he returned to Vermont and joined the Union Army. He served until the end of the war in 1865 and attained the rank of major as a member of the 8th Vermont Infantry Regiment. He then moved to Chillicothe, Missouri, where he practiced law and became involved in politics as a Republican, including service as county attorney of Livingston County and mayor of Chillicothe. In 1876, Pollard was elected to one term in the United States House of Representatives, and he served in the 45th Congress, March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1879. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878. In 1879, Pollard moved to St. Louis, where he continued the practice of law. He died in St. Louis on February 24, 1904 and was interred at Edgewood Cemetery in Chillicothe.