Background
Pollock was born in Racine County, Wisconsin to James Pollock and Evaline Halstead. His father was a farmer who moved to Wisconsin from New York in 1848.
Pollock was born in Racine County, Wisconsin to James Pollock and Evaline Halstead. His father was a farmer who moved to Wisconsin from New York in 1848.
He attended public schools in Wisconsin and studied law, passing the Wisconsin Bar in 1879.
During his time in Casselton, Pollock alternatively served as the city attorney and mayor. In 1891, Governor John Burke appointed him to the commission tasked with compiling the new state"s laws. He also served as state attorney for Cass County from 1893 to 1897.
Pollock died October 19, 1920, at the age of 65.
He was also a member of the constitutional convention that drafted the North Dakota Constitution in 1889. He was also a member of the 1889 constitutional convention that drafted the North Dakota Constitution. In 1900, he was elected as a Republican to the North Dakota House of Representatives and selected by the members of that body as its speaker.