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GEORGIA AND GEORGIANS 3239lias been a resident of Georgia, but is not a native of this favored state, hisbirth having taken place at Holyoke, Massachusetts, January 17, 1878. Hisparents were Edgar J. and Emma J. (Loomis) Pomeroy.On both sides of the family Colonel Pomeroy can trace a notable ancestry.His father, the late Edgar J. Pomeroy, was born in Massachusetts, where hisfamily took part in public affairs prior to the Revolutionary war. The dateof 1066 is not unfamiliar to students of history, for it was in that year thatWilliam the Conqueror invaded England, accompanied by his French officers,one of whom was a Pomeroy. His descendants subsequently came to theAmerican colonies and in the revolutionary struggle Gen. Seth Pomeroy wasamong those who distinguished themselves at the battle of Bunker Hill. In1861 Edgar J. Pomeroy enlisted for service in the war between the states,entering the Fifty-second Massachusetts Infantry, with rank of orderly sergeant, but during the greater part of his term of enlistment was in commandof Company G of that regiment. In 1887 he removed with his family toMarietta, Georgia, where he died January 2, 1891. In New England he married Emma J. Loomis, who was born at Newburyport, Massachusetts, and diedat Blackshear, Georgia, in 1911. She was a descendant of revolutionaryancestors and was a member of the Daughters of the Revolution.About nine years old when he accompanied his parents to Georgia, EdgarE. Pomeroy continued his public school education at Marietta until he wasgraduated from the high school in 1894, shortly afterward entering the University of Georgia, where he was graduated in 1898, with the degree of B. S.In the meanwhile he had made such substantial advance in the law departmentof the university that one year later, 1899, saw his completion of the courseand his graduation and admission to the bar. He entered into practice atAtlanta and in 1902 formed his present partnership with Hudson Moore,under the style of Moore & Pomeroy. This firm name has become one ofimportance and is entered in the court annals as representing some of thebest known clients that have appealed to the law in this city and section duringthe past decade. Mr. Pomeroy is well equipped for every branch of practice,but as a matter of preference specializes in the line of commercial, corporationand bankruptcy practice. He is a member of the Georgia State Bar Association and of the Atlanta Bar Association and has been vice president of thelatter.Mr. Pomeroy was married September 9, 1903, to Miss Lucia Henry Williams, who was born in Harris County, Georgia, and is a daughter of JudgeJ. F. C. Williams, who has been ordinary of Harris County continuouslysince 1868. During the war between the states he was captain of the ThirtyfirstGeorgia Infantry.There are few intellectual men who do not have definite ideas concerningpublic affairs and the responsibilities of citizenship, and Mr. Pomeroy is anexample of the earnest, energetic, public spirited man who understands thethings civic betterment means. Elected on the democratic ticket, he servedfaithfully for a term of five years as a member of the Atlanta City Counciland for two years was mayor pro-tern. In 1909 he consented to the use of hisname as candidate for mayor, but withdrew before election and is now servingin the office of county attorney.Mr. Pomeroy has made his energetic influence felt as a member of theChamber of Commerce, and belongs to the Capital City, the Atlanta Athleticand the Druid Hills Golf clubs. He is a trustee of the Continental TrustCompany of Atlanta. Among his many interests he values his fraternal relationships with the Masons and the Knights of Pythias, and formerly, prior tothe increasing demands of his profession, he was deeply concerned in localmilitary affairs and for seven years was colonel of the Fifth Georgia StateTroops, to which he belonged for twenty years. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church.