[1][3] He attended Mount Union College in the summer of 1892, attended public schools in North Lawrence, and, for four months in 1893, took a commercial course at the Northern Indiana Normal School and Business College in Valparaiso, Indiana.

He then moved back to North Lawrence and worked for his father in his general store.

He also served in the Ohio Senate, representing district 21 (Stark and Carroll counties) from 1904 to 1908.

The resolution was later withdrawn in favor of one put forward by H. T. Phillips that didn't mention Ohio University.

[7][8][9] He served in office until his death, though he lost re-election to Democratic candidate Ed Witmer.

[6] Pollock died following bronchial pneumonia and a stroke on November 13, 1956, aged 86, at Aultman Hospital in Canton.