Individual Details

Robert Watson POMEROY Jr

(21 Jun 1902 - 4 Jan 1989)

Events

Birth21 Jun 1902Eggertsville, Erie County, New York
Residence16 May 1913New York
Miscellaneous16 May 1913arrived on the ship Mauretania from Liverpool - New York, New York County, New York
Residence4 Sep 1914Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Miscellaneous4 Sep 1914arrived on the ship Arcadian from Bermuda - New York, New York County, New York
Miscellaneouswas an amatuer steeplechase rider, having begun riding at the age of 3 and a polo player
Graduated1920the Hotchkiss School
Miscellaneous5 May 1921applied for a passport to travel to Europe - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Miscellaneous5 May 1921applied for a passport to travel to Europe - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Residence3 Oct 1923and was an usher in his cousin Sherlock Herrick's wedding - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Graduated1924Yale University with a Ph.B - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
EducationAft 1924at Harvard Law school - Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Residence13 May 1930with his parents on Harris St. - Bedford, Westchester County, New York
Miscellaneous1930finished third in the Maryland Hunt Cup - Maryland
Marriage4 Sep 1930Estelle Condit BASSETT
MilitaryBet 1942 and 1945was a Captain of Field Artillery serving in World War II in the European Theater of Operations
OccupationBet 1945 and 1946Deputy Director of the Dutchess County Veterans' Service Agency - Dutchess County, New York
OccupationBet 1946 and 1947New York State Veteran Counselor - Dutchess County, New York
OccupationBet 1947 and 1965member of the New York State Assmebly, representing Dutchess County
Miscellaneous24 Feb 1950was president of the New York State Division of the American Cancer Society - New York
Miscellaneous1959was appointed by the Governor of New York to the "New York State Year of History" Commission
Miscellaneous19 Oct 1960Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
OccupationBet 1965 and 1967New York State Senator, representing Dutchess County
Miscellaneous1967was a delagate to the NY State Constitutional Convention, representing Dutchess and Ulster Counties
Death4 Jan 1989Millbrook, Dutchess County, New York
BurialAft 4 Jan 1989with his wife Estelle at St. Peter's Church Cemetery - Lithgow, Dutchess County, New York
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Families

SpouseEstelle Condit BASSETT (1907 - 1988)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherRobert Watson POMEROY (1868 - 1935)
MotherLucy BEMIS (1870 - 1958)
SiblingLucy POMEROY (1900 - )