Richard H. Poillon
Richard H. Poillon | |
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| Brooklyn Fire Commissioner | |
| In office 1884–1886 | |
| Mayor | Seth Low Daniel D. Whitney |
| Preceded by | John Nelson Partridge |
| Succeeded by | John Ennis |
| Deputy Brooklyn Fire Commissioner | |
| In office 1882–1884 | |
| Mayor | Seth Low |
| Commissioner | John Nelson Partridge |
| Deputy Collector of U.S. Revenue for New York | |
| In office 1880–1882 | |
| President | Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1 August 1925 (age 79) |
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| Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
| Occupation | military officer, businessman, civil servant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army (1871–1874) New York Militia (1879–1886) |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant (U.S. Army) Major (NY Militia) |
Richard H. Poillon was an American military officer, businessman, and civil servant. The son of prominent Brooklyn shipbuilder Richard Poillon (of the firm C. & R. Poillon), he was a 1871 graduate of the United States Military Academy. He served United States Army from 1871 until 1874 and the New York Militia from 1879 until 1886.
Poillon served as the Deputy Collector of U.S. Revenue (federal tax collector) for New York from 1880–82. He served as Deputy Commissioner of the Brooklyn Fire Department from 1882 to 84, and as Commissioner from 1884 to 1886.
In the private sector, Poillon worked from 1874 to 1880 as a merchant in lumber sales. In 1888, he entered the insurance business.