Edward W. Pou

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Edward William Pou

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district
In office March 4, 1901 – April 1, 1934
Preceded by	John W. Atwater
Succeeded by	Harold D. Cooley
Personal details
Born	(1863-09-09)September 9, 1863 Tuskegee, Alabama
Died	April 1, 1934(1934-04-01) (aged 70) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Edward William Pou (September 9, 1863 – April 1, 1934), was an American politician, serving in the United States Congress.

Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, September 9, 1863, he moved to North Carolina with his parents in 1867, where he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and studied law. After practicing law in Smithfield, North Carolina for a number of years, he served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from the North Carolina 4th District, 1901–1934, and served as chairman of the Committee on Claims (abolished in 1946) and then of the Rules Committee. He died in Washington, D.C., April 1, 1934, while still in office.

Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest "Though my name is spelled Pou, it is pronounced as though it were spelled pew or pugh." (Charles Earle Funk, What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936.)

Sources

Edward W. Pou at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
New York Times: "E.W. Pou is Dead, Veteran in House," April 2, 1934, accessed January 15, 2010

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Persondata
Name	Pou
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	September 9, 1863
Place of birth	Tuskegee, Alabama
Date of death	April 1, 1934
Place of death	Washington, D.C.

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