Edward W. Pou

Edward W. Pou

Edward William Pou (1863-1934), 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. He was 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.)

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