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Overview
Theodore M. Pomeroy was a U.S. Representative from New York and Hamilton College alumnus who served briefly as Speaker pro tempore of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1869. He later had a career in business and finance in Utica and Auburn, New York.
Relevance to Research
Pomeroy appears in the 1879-80 Hamilton College catalog in two distinct ways: first, listed as a member of the Committee of Award alongside other Utica-area dignitaries with the honorific “A. M.” (Master of Arts); and second, there is a separate entry for “Lemuel Strong Pomeroy” of the class of 1835 in the catalog’s alumni obituary section — a different individual, not Theodore.
Notes
The catalog lists Theodore Pomeroy as “THEODORE Pomeroy, A. M., Utica” on the Committee of Award, indicating his ongoing civic and institutional connection to Hamilton College at that time. He should not be confused with Lemuel Strong Pomeroy (class of 1835), who is the subject of a detailed obituary entry in the same catalog and is a different person.
Related Sources
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1879-80_djvu.txt