John Garland Pollard

John Pollard
51st Governor of Virginia
In office
January 15, 1930 – January 17, 1934
Preceded byHarry F. Byrd
Succeeded byGeorge C. Peery
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
April 27, 1932 – July 26, 1933
Preceded byNorman S. Case
Succeeded byJames Rolph
Mayor of Williamsburg
In office
1928–1929
Preceded byJohn Henderson
Succeeded byGeorge Coleman
21st Attorney General of Virginia
In office
February 2, 1914 – January 5, 1918
GovernorHenry Carter Stuart
Preceded bySamuel Williams
Succeeded byJosiah D. Hank Jr.
Personal details
Born
John Garland Pollard

(1871-08-04)August 4, 1871
King and Queen County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 1937(1937-04-28) (aged 65)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Grace Hawthorne Phillips
Violet McDougall
EducationUniversity of Richmond
George Washington University (LLB)
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John Garland Pollard (August 4, 1871 – April 28, 1937) was a Virginia lawyer and American Democratic politician, who served as the 21st Attorney General of Virginia (1914-1918) and as the 51st Governor of Virginia (1930 to 1934), as well as on the Federal Trade Commission (1919-1921) and as chairman of the Board of Veterans Appeals (1934-1937).