THEODORE M. POMEROY

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FULL NAME:
Theodore Medad Pomeroy 

BORN:
December 31, 1824
Cayuga, New York

DIED:
March 23, 1905 (age 80)
Auburn, New York

EDUCATION:
Hamilton College (1842)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Whig
Republican 

HIGHLIGHTS:
1846:

Admitted to Bar,
Began Practicing in Auburn, New York 
1850-1856:
District Attorney of Cayuga County, New York 
1857: 
Member of the New York State Assembly
1860, 1876:
Delegate to the Republican National Convention
1861-1869:
U.S. House of Representatives (R-NY)
March 3, 1869- March 4, 1869:
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
1868:
First Vice President and General Counsel of the American Express Co. 
1875-1876;
Mayor of Auburn. New York 
1878-1879:
Member of the New York State Senate 

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives 
Politico 
Wikipedia

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Artist: George L. Clough (U.S. House of Representatives Collection)