Park Pollard

Park Pollard
A grainy image of a stern-faced, balding man with glasses.
Pollard in 1942
Member of the
Vermont House of Representatives
from Cavendish
In office
January 4, 1933 – January 8, 1935
Preceded byLeon A. Gay
Succeeded byRichard P. Parker
In office
January 5, 1921 – January 6, 1925
Preceded byIra A. Belknap
Succeeded byBenjamin J. Hoxie
In office
January 3, 1917 – January 7, 1919
Preceded byGeorge H. Parker
Succeeded byIra A. Belknap
Member of the
Vermont Public Service Commission
In office
September 3, 1913 – February 4, 1915
Serving with Robert C. Bacon, William R. Warner
Preceded byGeorge H. Babbitt
Succeeded byWalter A. Dutton
Chairman of the Vermont Democratic Party
In office
September 29, 1916 – June 12, 1942
Preceded byJames E. Kennedy
Succeeded byCharles P. McDevitt
Personal details
Born(1869-06-05)June 5, 1869
Proctorsville, Vermont, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 1956(1956-12-26) (aged 87)
Waterbury, Vermont, U.S.
Resting placeHillcrest Cemetery, Proctorsville, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Edith Mary Johnson (m. 1894)
Julia Rose (McNulty) Rollinson (m. 1931)
RelationsCalvin Coolidge (cousin)
Children1
OccupationMerchant
Pharmacist

Park H. Pollard (June 5, 1869 – December 26, 1956) was an American politician and businessman who served from 1912 to 1942 as chairman of the Democratic Party of Vermont, as well as several terms in the Vermont House of Representatives where he represented the town of Cavendish. He was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1923, and for Governor of Vermont in 1930 and 1942.