Edward Pollock
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About
American poet remembered for his 1857 work The Parting Hour. He was also a frequent contributor to Pioneer magazine.
Before Fame
He worked in a cotton factory during his childhood and later learned to paint signs.
Trivia
A lawyer as well as a poet, he began serving on the California Supreme Court in 1856.
Family Life
He was born in Philadelphia and later moved to San Francisco.
Associated With
He was a literary contemporary of Helen Jackson.
