The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-15
HONORED CAREER
ENDED BY DEATH
Dr.. John Pollard, Distinguished
Minister and Citizen, Passes
Away.
WAS EDUCATIONAL LEADER
Served as Professor in Richmond
College, and Filled Important
Pulpits.

After a long illness Rev. John Pol
lard. D. D., an honored and distin-
guished citizen of Richmond and Vir-
GINA. died yesterday morning at
o'clock at the home of his son, John
Garland Pollard. in Ginter Park. He
was seventy-one years old.
The funeral will take place this
afternoon at o'clock from Grove
Avenue Baptist Church. His pastor.
Rev. w. c. James. D. D, will ofticiate
at the funeral. and will be assisted by
DR.. Pollard's lifelong friends. Rev.
Charles II. Ryland. d. D., Rev. r. H.
Pitt. D. D., and Rev. James Nelson,
D. D.
The active pall-bearers are all DR..
Pollard's nephews. and are ]. B. Wood
ward, John Bagby, II. R. Pollard, Jr.
James j. Pollard. Robert y. Pollard.
Fred G. Pollard and Thomas Pollard
Honorary-Rev. ]. B. Hutson. D. D.,
Rev. j. ]. Wicker, D. D., Rev. George
W. Mcdaniel D. D.. Rev. r. j. Willing
ham. D. D.. Professor Charles H. Win
ston. Professor r. E. Gaines. Professor
f. w. Boatwright, w. j. Westwood.
Andrew L. Haynes. Hon. D. C. Rich
ardson and Judge John G. Dew.
Native OF King mud Queen.
John Pollard was born near Stew
ensville. in King and Queen county.
Va. on November IT, 1899. His father
was Colonel John Pollard. a distin'
guished cit zen and attorney of that
county. and his mother was Miss Juliet
Jeffries. sister OF Judge James Jeffries,
VINO for many years presided upon the
Circuit Court bench in Tidewater. His
ancestry included many men and wo-
men of prominence and worth in the
history OF the colony and State. Their
home has always been within a radius
of fifty miles of Richmond. and their
names have always been identified
with the progress of this part of the
Commonwealth. He loved his State
with the same patriotic ardor OF his
forefathers. for there was no move
ment for public good which did not
receive his hearty and active support
He received his early education at
Stevensville Academy. and afterwards
entered Columbian College. Washing
ton. a the age of eighteen. Here ne
was graduated before the age of TWEEN
ty-one with the first honors OF his
class. Among his classmates was Hon.
William l. Wilson. Postmaster-Gen
eral under President Cleveland. who
was native of the same county and
lifelong friend. While in Washing
ton he took great interest In the de-
from 1857 to 1861. His "reminiscences
of the great men of that time have
heen a source OF pleasure and infor-
nation to those around him. He was
present when Charles Sumner deliv-
cred his famous speech on the Bar
barism of Slavery" He also heard
Lincoln's inaugural address and saw
the oath OF office administered by
Chief Justice fancy.
On graduation Mr.. Pollard was
elected Immediately to a tutorsh!p in
Columbian College in the year 1860.
where he taught and at the same time
studied theology under the direction
of DR.. George Samson, president Of
that institution
Cnme Back to Virginia.
In the spring OF 1851, Virginia hav-
ing seeded and war declared. the
young teacher decided to cast his lot
with his native State; so ne resigned
and returned to Virginia. lie was i'm
mediately elected pastor of two
churches in M!ddlesex county-Her-
mitage and Clark's Neck-and settled
near Saluda.
In the summer OF 1861 he married
Miss Virginia Basby, daughter OF John.
Bagby. OF Stevensville. She survives
CONTINUED on Fifth PaeeS ~.