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Theodore Medad Pomeroy (December 31, 1824 – March 23, 1905) was an American businessman and politician from New York who served as the 26th speaker of the United States House of Representatives for one day, from March 3, 1869, to March 4, 1869, the shortest American speakership term.
3 de mar. de 2017 · By Andrew Glass. 03/02/2017 11:59 PM EST. On this day in 1869, the House of Representatives elected Rep. Theodore Pomeroy (R-N.Y.) as its 30th speaker. Pomeroy served for only one day, the...
Theodore Medad Pomeroy (December 31, 1824 – March 23, 1905) was an American businessman and politician from New York who served as the 26th speaker of the United States House of Representatives for one day, from March 3, 1869, to March 4, 1869, the shortest American speakership term.
Theodore Pomeroy (R-N.Y.) was elected speaker of the House on March 3, 1869, but resigned the next day after being sworn in as vice president. He was a well-liked politician who served in the Civil War and later became a businessman and mayor.
5 de out. de 2023 · The shortest tenure of any speaker of the House of Representatives was a single day. Theodore M. Pomeroy had put many years into his congressional career. First elected in 1861 (per the House History, Art, and Archives), the New York congressman quickly made a name for himself.
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OVERVIEW: FULL NAME: Theodore Medad Pomeroy. BORN: December 31, 1824. Cayuga, New York. DIED: March 23, 1905 (age 80) Auburn, New York. EDUCATION: Hamilton College (1842) POLITICAL PARTY: Whig. Republican. HIGHLIGHTS: 1846: Admitted to Bar, Began Practicing in Auburn, New York. 1850-1856: District Attorney of Cayuga County, New York. 1857:
Theodore Medad Pomeroy was born in Cayuga, New York on 31 December 1824, and he became a lawyer in Auburn in 1846. He became the Whig town clerk in 1847 and district attorney in 1851, and he went on to serve in the State Assembly before serving in the US House of Representatives from 1861 to 1869.
