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60 Although he was set at liberty, the opposition of the colonists prevented him from obtaining a bill of indemnity for his actions in Santo Domingo.

'''P0MBO. Manuel de''' (pom'-bo), Colombian patriot, b. in Popayan in 1769; d. there in l s '.".i. He studied in the College of Rosario. in Bogota, and was graduated there in law in 1700. In the next year he went to Spain to practise, and in 1799 he returned to Colombia as judge of the tribunal of commerce of Carthagena. In 1807 he was ap- pointed superintendent of the mint of Bogota, and when the revolution began in 1810 he was elected by the people on 20 June a member of the munici- pal corporation. He was an ardent patriot, de- fended his ideas in the press, and published in 1812 his "Carta a Jose Maria Blanco, satisfaciendo a los principios sobre que impugna la independencia ab- soluta de Venezuela," which became famous. After the arrival of Gen. Pablo Morillo (q. v.) in **~>. Pombo was imprisoned, and, on account of his revolutionary writings, condemned to death by the military tribunal. The influence of his wife, who belonged to a powerful family of Spain, saved his life, and he was sent as a prisoner to the peninsula. The constitutional revolution in 1820 liberated him, and in 1822 he returned to Colombia and was ap- pointed inspector of the mint in Popayan, in which employ he died. Pombo was an excellent linguist and geographer. He wrote "Gramatiea Latina" (Bogota, 1826) : " Compendio de Geografia " (1827) ; ami an exhaustive "Historia delos paises, que for- maron el antiguo vireynato de Nueva Granada." the manuscript of which disappeared shortly after his death, and has not yet been recovered.

'''POMEROY. Benjamin''', clergyman, b. in Suf- fleld. Conn.. 19 Nov., 1704 ; d. in" Hebron, Conn.. 22 Dec., 1784. He was graduated at the head of his class at Yale in 1733, and he and his classmate, Klea/.er Wheelock, who became his brother-in-law, were the first to remain there after graduation as recipients of the scholarships that had been founded by Bishop Berkeley for superior attain- ments in the classics. In the mean time he studied theology, and in 1734 began to preach in Hebron, where he was ordained pastor on 16 Dec., 1735. He identified himself with the great revival of 1740, and labored earnestly to promote it. In June, 1742, he was accused "before the general assembly of disorderly conduct, and with James Davenport (q. i'.) was tried in Hartford ; but he was dismissed as "comparatively blameless." He was again called to answer charges of violating the law that had been passed to correct disorders in preaching, was found guilty, and compelled to bear the costs of the prose- cution. About this time he preached in the parish of Colchester without the permission of the resi- dent minister, and was in consequence deprived of his salary for seven years. During the French and Indian war he was chaplain to the American army, and he filled a like office during the Revo- lutionary war. He was active in the movement that led" to the founding of Dartmouth college. becoming one of its first trustees, and in 17; 1 In- received the degree of D. D. from that college.

POMEROY, John Norton, lawyer, b. in Rochester, X. Y., 12 April, 1828: d. in San Fran- cisco, Cal., 15 Feb., 1885. He was gradual' 'I - 1 '' Hamilton college in 1847, and, after studying law. was admitted in 1851 t tin- I par. For .-i-v.-ral ycar- thereafter he followed his profession in Rochester. but in 1864 he came to New York oil ami accepted the chair of law in the University of the city of New York. becoming dean "f t lie legal faculty, and also for a time delivering lectures on political sci- ence. In 1869 he returned to Rochester ami eoa- tinued the practice of law until 1878. when he was called to the professorship of law in the University of California, which chair he held until his death. In 1805 he received the degree of LL. D. from Hamilton. Prof. Pomerov was a frequent con- tributor to "The Nation," the "North American Review," and the "American Law Review" on topics connected with international law, general jurisprudence, and social science, and in 1884-'o he edited the " West Coast Reporter." He prepared editions, with notes, of "Sedgwick's Statutory and Constitutional Law" (New York, 1874) and " Archbold's Criminal Law " (1876). and was the author of "An Introduction to Municipal Law" (1865): "An Introduction to the Constitutional Law of the United States," which is used as a text- book at the U. S. military academy and other col- leges (Boston, 1868) : " Remedies and Remedial Rights according to the Reformed American Pro- cedure " (Boston, 1876) : " A Treatise on the Spe- cific Performance of Contract" (New York, 1879); " A Treatise on Equity Jurisprudence " (San Fran- cisco, 1883) ; and " A Treatise on Riparian Rights" (St. Paul. 1884).

'''POMEROY. Marcus Mills''', journalist, b. in El- mira, N. Y., 25 Dec., 1833 ; d. in Brooklyn, 30 May, 1896. He early became a printer, and turned his attention to journalism, founding his first paper in Corning, X. Y.. in 1854. From 1857 till 18t>4 he resided in Wisconsin, and there published the " La Crosse Democrat." He removed to New York in 1868, and founded " Brick Pomeroy's Democrat," which gained a large circulation by its sensation- al character. In 1875 he settled in Chicago, but later returned to New York, where, in 18*7, he merged the" Democrat " into Pomeroy's Advance Thought." which he long conducted. lie pub- lished "Sense" (New York, 1868): Non-i -us,- " (1868); "Gold Dust "(1872): "Brick Dust "(1872); "Our Saturday Night" (1873); "Home Harmo- nies " (1874) ; and " Perpetual Money " (1878).

'''POMEROY. Samuel Clarke''', senator, b. in Southampton, Mass., 3 Jan., 1816; d. in Whitens- ville, Mass., 27 Aug., 1891. He was educated at Amherst. Subsequently he returned to South- ampton, and, besides holding various local offices. was a member of the Massachusetts legislature in 1852-'3. He was active in organizing the New England emigrant aid company, of which he was financial agent. In 1854 he conducted a colony to Kansas, and located in Lawrence, making the first settlement for that territory. Afterward he re- moved to Atchison. where he was mayor in is.'iii. He was conspicuous in the organization of the ter- ritorial government, and participated in the Free- state convention that met in Lawrence in Ix5!t. During the famine in Kansas in lsi>0-'l he was president of the relief committee. Mr. Ponieroy was a delegate to the National Republican conven- tion- ..f is.jli and 1860. lie was elected as a Ke- puMioan to the U. S. senate in 1861, and re-elected in l--i;;. ||i- was candidate for a third term in IN?:!, luit charges of bribery were suddenly pre- sented before iln- lan-a- legislature, and in conse- quence he failed of election. A committee cho-en by the legislature reported the matter to the I". S. senate, which investigated the ea-e. and a majority report found the charges not sustained. The mat- ter then came before the courts of Kan-a-. and after -nine months' delay the district attorn .ered n iinUi prosejut, stating to the courl that In- had no evidence upon which he could secure con- viction. Mr. Pomerov ihen made Washington his place of re-iilence. lie was the author of numer11- spei lie- and political pamphlets.