John Pope
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John Pope (abt. 1773 - 1845)

John Pope
Born about in Prince William, Colony of Virginiamap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 72 in Springfield, Washington, Kentuckymap
Profile last modified | Created 1 Sep 2015
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Preceded by
John Gaillard




Preceded by
2nd Territorial Governor

George Izard




Preceded by
Henry Clay
John Pope
President pro tempore
of the US Senate
President pro tem
1811

3rd Governor of
Arkansas Territory
State Seal of Arkansas
1829—1835

US Senator (Class 3)
from Kentucky
Seal of the US Senate
1807—1813
Succeeded by
William H. Crawford




Succeeded by
4th Territorial Governor

William S. Fulton




Succeeded by
Jesse Bledsoe
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Biography

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John Pope is Notable.

"Upon the death of Gov. Izard, the duties of Governor again devolved upon Robert Crittenden, Secretary, until the arrival of John Pope, of Kentucky, who was appointed Governor by President Jackson in March, 1829. Gov. Pope reached the seat of government in the month of May of the same year. He was the first of the Governors to bring with him his family, servants and household goods.

Gov. Pope was a native of Virginia, where he was born in the year 1770. He emigrated to Kentucky in 1794, and settled at Lexington, where he began the practice of the law. He had a strong leaning towards politics, and soon became a power in his party. In 1806 he was elected a United States Senator from Kentucky, and had as his colleague Henry Clay. He was re-appointed Governor of the Territory in 1832, and served until the end of the term in 1835, when he was superseded by William S. Fulton, who had been the Secretary of the Territory during- Gov. Pope's first and second terms.

At the expiration of his second term. Gov. Pope returned with his family to Kentucky and became a candidate for a seat in Congress, but was defeated by Ben. Hardin. He was again a candidate for Congress in 1838, and was elected, and was re-elected in 1840. He made a visit to Arkansas, on business, in 1844, and died soon after his return to Kentucky, in the seventy-fourth year of his age.

Gov. Pope was a brother-in-law to John Quincy Adams, but voted for Gen. Jackson in 1824, and actively canvassed Virginia and Kentucky in Jackson's behalf in the campaign of 1828..." [1]

Born

FEB 1773. Prince William County, Virginia, USA.

Died

12 JUL 1845. Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky, USA.

Buried

Cemetery Hill Cemetery, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky, USA. [2]

Research Note on Data Doctor Suggestion

Grave Headstone picture has date of Feb 1773, while Encyclopedia of Arkansas and Wikipedia give Feb 1770. Find A Grave: Memorial #7781373

Sources

  1. "'Early days in Arkansas; being for the most part the personal recollections of an old settler', by William F. Pope; Dunbar H. Pope, Ed.; Gazette Publishing Company;1895, pp. 28-29."
  2. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 September 2020), memorial page for John Pope (Feb 1773–12 Jul 1845), Find A Grave: Memorial #7781373, citing Cemetery Hill Cemetery, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave Gravestone picture




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Pope-3783 and Pope-2649 appear to represent the same person because: See Find-a-grave listing showing wife.