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Subject: [IOWA] 1903 bio of Charles Pomeroy
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 19:49:52 EDT

Charles Pomeroy was born in Meriden, Connecticut, September 3, 1825. He
received a good education, studied law and began practice in his native town. In
1855 he came to Iowa and located at Boonesboro, in Boone County. The people
of that frontier settlement were poor and peaceable and there was little
business for lawyers. Mr. Pomeroy was an active Republican and being an eloquent
public speaker soon became well known. In 1860 he was one of the presidential
electors and when Lincoln became President, Mr. Pomeroy was appointed Receiver
of the United States Land Office at Fort Dodge. In 1868 he was the Republican
candidate for Congress in the old Sixth District and was elected. He served
but one term, being defeated for renomination. He remained in Washington,
becoming a claim agent and died there February 11, 1890



Debbie Clough Gerischer
Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County
http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/
IAGENWEB: Special History Project:
http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm
Gerischer Family Web Site:
http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/

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