Frank Etherington Pomerene 1925 sketch

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Frank Etherington Pomerene (1868-)

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Charles B. Galbreath, History of Ohio, 5 vols. (Chicago, The American historical society, inc., 1925), 4:418-419 (Frank Etherington Pomerene); digital images, Hathi Trust.

See related, Charles B. Galbreath, History of Ohio, 5 vols. (Chicago, The American historical society, inc., 1925), 3:447-448 (Warner M. Pomerene); digital images, Hathi Trust.

See related, Charles B. Galbreath, History of Ohio, 5 vols. (Chicago, The American historical society, inc., 1925), 3:287-288 (Hon. Atlee Pomerene); digital images, Hathi Trust.

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Frank Etherington Pomerene. For many years the bar of Coshocton has been noted as a body of unusually able men, and among them no one bore more fully the mark of intellectual supremacy than the late Frank Etherington Pomerene, who at the time of his death, June 1, 1919, was accounted one of the ablest corporation lawyers in the State of Ohio. Mr. Pomerene was born at Coshocton, Ohio, March 25, 1868, a son of Julius C. and Irene (Perky) Pomerene. At the age of seventeen he was graduated from Coshocton High School, with honors. In 1891, he received his Bachelor of Philosophy dgree from Ohio State University. The next two years he served as secretary to Gen. A. J. Warner, who was constructing the Toledo, Walhonding Valley Railroad.

In 1895, after receiving his Bachelor of Laws degree, he entered the firm of Pomerene & Pomerene of Coshocton. He gained distinction as an able lawyer beyond local surroundings, and had a large practice in the various courts of Central Ohio. To whatever field in the profession he turned his attention his innate thoroughness, enthusiasm, and determination to excel placed him in the front ranks, and perhaps these very qualities led to the shortening of his valuable life.

Frank Pomerene organized most of the larger corporations in Coshocton, and had charge of their legal affairs. He was the leading spirit in obtaining the Carnegie Library, and for many years served on its board of Trustees. In 1905, ten years after his graduation in law, Governor Herrick appointed him a member of the Board of Trustees of Ohio State University. On February 22, 1923, the trustees of Ohio State University, dedicated the Woman's Building, Pomerene Hall, "as a memorial to a beloved comrade, a distinguished alumnus-a man who gave his heart and soul to the betterment of the University. " The University honored him by an election to membership of Phi Beta Kappa in 1911.

Mr. Pomerene married in 1896, Miss Mary Elizabeth Wilson, a daughter of James S. and Sarah (Hay) Wilson. As was her husband, she is a member of the Presbyterian Church. In political sentiment, he was a democrat. His gentleness and tenderness of heart radiated blessings all along life's way. Everywhere he went, and in everything he did, his strong personality was felt, and the world is better for his having lived in it.