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Democratic representative in the state legislature, 185G-fi4; was elected state senator. 1864. and s|>eaker of the senate in ISOT. He was elected governor of the state of Delaware on the Demo- cratic ticket in 1870: serving from Jan. 17, 1871, till l^^T"). He died in Milton, Del., Nov. 5, 1897.

POOK, Samuel Hartt, naval constructor, was born in Brooklyn. N.Y., Jan. 17, 1827; son of Samuel Mwre and Martha Crum (Dickinson) Pook: grandson of Cliarles Lee and Sally Clark (Mixire) I\Hik and of Joim and Martha (Crum) Dickinson, and a descendant of Nathaniel and Anna (.Sull) Dickinson, who came to Boston from England about 1629. Samuel Moore Pook (1804- 1878), a native of Boston, Mass., was a U.S. naval constructor at Portsmouth, N.H., 1841-66; built the Preble. Saratoga, Congress, Franklin, Merriuutck and Princeton, and is the author of: '• A Method of Comparing the Line and Draught- ing Vessels propelled by .Sail or Steam,"' with dia- grams ( 1866) . Samuel Hartt Pook was graduated at Portsmoutli academy, N.H., 1843; served an apprenticeship as naval architect, 1843-50, under his father, and in 1850 established himself in business in Boston. He was married, Jan. 23, 1850, to Ellen Maria, daughter of James K. Froth- ingham of Charlestown. Mass. He designed a number of merchant clippers, including the Red Jacket, Ocean Telegraph and Northern Lights and several iron-clads and war frigates for the Spanish govei-nment; superintended the iron- clad Galena, and was subsequently in charge of the sliipyard at New Haven, Conn., where he built sixteen vessels of war for the government. He was appointed assistant U.S. naval con- structor, May 17, 1866; was promoted naval con- structor, April 15, 1871, and served at the Ports- mouth Navy yard, at Mare Island, Boston, "Washington and New York navy yards until his retirement, Jan. 17, 1889. He died at his home in "SVa-shington, D.C., ilarch 30, 1901.

POOL, John, senator, was born in Pasquotank county, N.C.. June 16, 1826; son of Solomon and Martha (Gaskins) Pool; grandson of Patrick and Winifred Pool, and a descendant of Patrick Pf)ol of Chester county, England, who landed in Pa-stjuotank county, N.C., early in 1700. He was graduated at the University of North Carolina in 1847. and practised law at Elizabeth City, N.C., 1847-56. He was married first. June 20. 1850, to Narcissa Dosia, daughter of Spencer Sawyer, who died in February, ls.56; and secondly. Dec. 16. 1857. to Man." Elizal)eth, daughter of Dr. William Mebane of Bertie county. N.C. She died, Oct. 16, 1873. He was a state senator from Pasquo- tank, 1856-60 and 1864-66, and the defeated Whig candidate for governor of North Carolina in 1860, John W. Ellis being elected. He was a strong Union man, a member of the state con-

stitutional convention in 1865, and was chosen by the legislature as a U.S. senator for the term expiring March 3, 1871, but the state was re- fused senatorial recognition. He was again elected in 1866 with J. C. Abbott and drew the long term, taking his seat in July, 1868, his term expiring March 3, 1873, after which he practised law at Washington, D.C.. until his death, which occurred there. Aug. 16, 1884.

POOL, Maria Louise, author, was born at Rockland, Mass., Aug. 20, 1841; daughter of Elias and Lydia (Lane) Pool. She attended the public schools of Rockland, and afterward taught there so long as her health i)ermitted. She removed to Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1877, and later made her home in Wrentham and Rockland, Mass., successively. Besides many articles in newspapers and maga- zines she wrote: A Vacation in a Buggy (1887); Tenting at Stony Beach (1888); Dally (1891); Roweny in Boston (1892); Mrs. Keats Bradford and Katharine North (1893); Out of Step and The Two Salomes (1894); Against Human Na- ture (1895); In a Dyke Shanty (1896); Mr.f. Gerald (1896); In Buncombe County (1896): In the First Person (1896); Boss and other Dogs; FHendship and Folly (1898); A Golden Soi-row (1898); and A Widower and Some Spinsters: The 3Ieloon Farm and Sand '?i' Bushes, published posthu- mously. She died in Rockland, Mass., May 19, 1898.

POOL, Solomon, educator, was born near Elizabeth City, N.C, April 21, 1832; son of Solomon and Martha (Gaskins) Pool; grandson of Patrick and Winifred Pool, and a descendant of Patrick Pool, of English birth, who landed in Pasquotank Co., N.C, early in 1700. He was graduated at the University of North Carolina, A.B., 1853, A.M., 1856, and was married, June 9, 1856, to Cornelia, daughter of Joseph and Martha Kirkland of Chapel Hill, N.C. He was tutor in mathematics at the University of North Carolina, 1854-60; adjunct professor of mathematics and natural philosophy, 1860-66; trustee and presi- dent, 1869-75, and remained in possession of the university buildings, 1872-74, but no students at- tended. He was principal of Carey Collegiate institute, 1875-78. He was minister of the Metho- dist Episcopal church, south, and had charge of churches in the vicinity of his work as a teacher. He received the degree of D.D. He died at Greensboro, N.C, April 9, 1901.

POOLE, Fitch, librarian, was born at Dan vers, Mass.. June 13. 1803; son of Deacon Fitch Poole and great-grandson of John Poole. He attended the public schools; learned the trade of a sheep- skin and morocco manufacturer, and engaged in business. He early contributed to the countiy newspapers and became an authority on antiqua- rian matters. He also displayed talent at carica- ture and humorous drawing, and modelled several