The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-18
SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK.
A Prominent Member Of Remarkable
Family

The compiler of the parliamentary
blue Book" on the Venezuela question
Is man of distinguished position in
the English legal profession, and to his
great credit he belongs to what is known
as "a self-made family" 60
us About the time of the American Revo-
LUTON, "when George was King" an in :
dividual of the name Of Pollock occupied
the position of saddler and harnessmaker
to his Majesty. That Gttthere isa nothing
like leather" has passed into proverb,
and this excellent dealer in leather be-
came the father Of two distinguishedssons
andsthe grandfather, and also the great
grandfather of menswho have achieved
considerable eminenee in their day and
generation. His eldest son. Frederick
Pollock, graduated at Cambridge Uni
versity, in 1906 and stood as tsenior
wrangler" in the mathematical tripos.
1t is said that when young Pollock ex-
amined the list of honor men he could
not find his name, and when he got
down to about fourteen on the list he
exclaimed: 'sWell, know must stan
above that fellow" Upon more careful
examination of the document he found
that the verger had driven the nail
through the name which stood at the top
of the list, and that he was himself senior
wrangler. He became a great lawyer,
and in due time Chief Baron of the Court
of Exchequer and Priyy Councillor.
Sir Frederick Pollook'S eldest son, Sir
William Frederick Pollock, became also
distinguished lawyer and was for many
years Queens ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The
two volumes OF" Personal "reminiscences
from his pen, in 1887, have been well
described by the Saturday Review as "a
cheerful record of prosperous career"
He was literary executor to W. G. Ma
players celebrated "Reminiscences"
He died in 1888. Another son still living
is Gen. Sir Richard Pollock, who served
with distinction in northern India and
took part in the Seistan arbitration be-
tween Persia and Afghanistan, which
eventually brought about the Afghan
war of 1876. s6sege - 4 s.s
The second eminent son of the court
saddler'' was Gen. Sir George Pollock,
who took command OF the British army
for the INVASION of Cabul, after the ter
rible massacre of the British troops in
1S42. He reduced Cabul to submission
and was eventually created baronet and
a field marshal, and became constable
| of the Tower of London.
a, The Sir Frederick Pollock of the Vene-
Ezuela Blue Book" ia the eldest son Of
Sir William Frederick Pollock, the eldest
son of the CHEZ Baron. He was born
Dec. 10, 1916, and Is consequently lit
tie more than fifty years of age. He was
educated at Elton and Trlnity College,
Cambridge, and was called to the bar at
Lincoln's Inn in 1871. So distinguished
are his attachments in law that he has
been honored with positions in the three
leading universities of England. He was
examiner in law at Cambridge in 1879,
Professor of Jurisprudence at the Uni
versity of London in 1852, and Corpus
Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford in
1884. He is editor of the Law Quarterly
Review, and a contributor to many peri
odioals. Among his numerous legal
1876; Leading Cases" 1876; Claw of
Partnership, 1877; "Juripsrudence and
Ethics. :" 1859; 1.-The Land Laws. 1888;
"The Law of Torts," 1887.
His book on the life and Philosophy
of Spinoza' is remarkable production,
Sir Frederick has diligently studied ali
that could be cleaned and gathered and
conjectured regarding the life and opin-
ions of the great Hebrew thinker. and
his work has become standard volume
with regard to the various problems as to
the sources of Spinoza's Philosophy.
| Walter Herries Pollock, is editor of the
Saturday Review, and is the author Of
numerous works, chiefly with references
to poetry and the drama.
Thore are at the present time, at the
very least, a dozen individuals who are
either the grandsons or the greatgrand-
sons of tho two sons of the court saddler
of King George who are distinguished in
London.
The success of the Pollock family finds
parallel in that of the descendants of
Mr. Scott, who was coal merchant in
the town of Newcastle just about ths
time that Mr.. Pollock was engaged in
business in London. Mr.. Scott had two
sons, william and John, who were sent
to Oxford. William eventually became
an eminent lawyer, and was raised to the
peerage as Baron Stowell. John became
Lord Eldon, and was Lord High Chan
cellor of England under the administra-
lions of Arlington, Pitt, and Liverpool.
He was made an Earl by George w., and
died millionaire.