Ernest M. Pollard
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Ernest Mark Pollard was a Nebraska
Republican politician.
He was born in Nehawka, Nebraska
on April 15, 1869 and graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1893. He farmed near Nehawka until he was elected to the Nebraska State house of representatives in 1896. He served until 1899 and then became president of the Nebraska Republican League in 1900.
In 1905 he was elected to the Fifty-ninth United States Congress after the resignation of Elmer J. Burkett who had been elected to the United States Senate
. He was reelected to the Sixtieth United States Congress but failed in his 1908 bid for reelection to the Sixty-first United States Congress.
He farmed some and was a delegate to the 1912 Republican National Convention
and a member of the Nebraska constitutional convention in 1920 and 1921. He moved to Lincoln, Nebraska
and was appointed secretary of the State department of welfare and labor by Nebraska Governor Arthur J. Weaver
in January 1929 serving until January 1931. He died there on September 24, 1939 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Nehawka.
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
Republican politician.
He was born in Nehawka, Nebraska
Nehawka, Nebraska
Nehawka is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 232 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nehawka is located at ....
on April 15, 1869 and graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1893. He farmed near Nehawka until he was elected to the Nebraska State house of representatives in 1896. He served until 1899 and then became president of the Nebraska Republican League in 1900.
In 1905 he was elected to the Fifty-ninth United States Congress after the resignation of Elmer J. Burkett who had been elected to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
. He was reelected to the Sixtieth United States Congress but failed in his 1908 bid for reelection to the Sixty-first United States Congress.
He farmed some and was a delegate to the 1912 Republican National Convention
1912 Republican National Convention
The 1912 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, from June 18 to June 22, 1912. The party nominated William Howard Taft from Ohio for re-election as President of the United States and James S...
and a member of the Nebraska constitutional convention in 1920 and 1921. He moved to Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
and was appointed secretary of the State department of welfare and labor by Nebraska Governor Arthur J. Weaver
Arthur J. Weaver
Arthur J. Weaver was a Nebraska Republican politician best known for being the 22nd Governor of Nebraska. Early in his life he was a lawyer and fruit grower. He was married to Maude E...
in January 1929 serving until January 1931. He died there on September 24, 1939 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Nehawka.