Born in Van Zandt County, Pollard graduated from Athens High School and then attended the University of Texas in Austin. From there he graduated in 1922 and obtained a law degree. Pollard served in the US House of Representatives for three years, and was elected and served in the US Senate for ten years. He was instrumental in passing education bills for rural communities, as well as oil and gas bills and transportation funding bills. In 1922, Pollard and his wife, Edna, moved to Tyler where he obtained a charter and opened Tyler's first state bank in 1924. Following his public service, Pollard focused on his law practice and land development. Pollard deeded a ten acre tract of land in southeast Tyler to the Tyler Independent School District. He developed the Pollard Home, Pollard Hills, Pollard School Subdivision and the Briarwood Addition. The Pollard family home was designated a Tyler Historic Landmark in 1998 and in 1999 it was accepted into the Smithsonian Institution of American Garden. In the early 1950s, he donated to the Methodist Church to create the Pollard Methodist Church. After his death, Pollard's family donated to the City of Tyler and Pollard Park was created in his honor.
Born in Van Zandt County, Pollard graduated from Athens High School and then attended the University of Texas in Austin. From there he graduated in 1922 and obtained a law degree. Pollard served in the US House of Representatives for three years, and was elected and served in the US Senate for ten years. He was instrumental in passing education bills for rural communities, as well as oil and gas bills and transportation funding bills. In 1922, Pollard and his wife, Edna, moved to Tyler where he obtained a charter and opened Tyler's first state bank in 1924. Following his public service, Pollard focused on his law practice and land development. Pollard deeded a ten acre tract of land in southeast Tyler to the Tyler Independent School District. He developed the Pollard Home, Pollard Hills, Pollard School Subdivision and the Briarwood Addition. The Pollard family home was designated a Tyler Historic Landmark in 1998 and in 1999 it was accepted into the Smithsonian Institution of American Garden. In the early 1950s, he donated to the Methodist Church to create the Pollard Methodist Church. After his death, Pollard's family donated to the City of Tyler and Pollard Park was created in his honor.
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