John Pope (Kentucky)

John Pope
United States Senator from Kentucky
In office March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813
Preceded by	Henry Clay
Succeeded by	Jesse Bledsoe
12th Secretary of State of Kentucky
In office October 21, 1816 – August 2, 1819
Governor	Gabriel Slaughter
Preceded by	Charles Stewart Todd
Succeeded by	Oliver G. Waggener
3rd Territorial Governor of Arkansas
In office March 9, 1829 – March 9, 1835
President	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	George Izard
Succeeded by	William S. Fulton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 7th district
In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Benjamin Hardin
Succeeded by	William Thomasson
Personal details
Born	February 1770 Prince William County, Virginia
Died	July 12, 1845 (aged 75) Springfield, Kentucky
Political party	Democratic-Republican (as Senator) Democratic (as Governor) Whig (as Representative)

John Pope (February 1770 – July 12, 1845) was a United States Senator from Kentucky, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky, Secretary of State of Kentucky, and the third Governor of Arkansas Territory.

Biography

Pope was born in Prince William County, Virginia in 1770. He lost his arm during his youth and was known as "One-Arm Pope". He graduated from William and Mary College, studied law and moved to Springfield, Kentucky where he was admitted to the bar. He practiced law in Washington, Shelby, and Fayette County, Kentucky.

Career

Pope served as the Presidential Elector from Kentucky in 1801, and was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1802. He served in the House again from 1806 to 1807.

Pope was elected as a Jeffersonian Republican to the United States Senate, serving from 1807 to 1813, and served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Eleventh Congress. Pope was Secretary of State of Kentucky from 1816 to 1819, under Governor Gabriel Slaughter.

He served as a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1825 to 1829, and was also elected three times to the United States House of Representatives, initially as an Independent and then as a Whig, serving Kentucky's District 7 between 1837 and 1843.

From 1829 to 1835, he served as the Governor of Arkansas Territory. During his term as governor he arranged for the construction of the Old State House which remains the oldest surviving state capitol west of the Mississippi River.

Family life

Pope was married to the sister-in-law of President John Quincy Adams. He was also the brother of Nathaniel Pope, a prominent figure in early Illinois Territory, and the uncle to both John Pope, Union General in the Civil War and Daniel Pope Cook, another prominent politician in the early history of the state of Illinois.

Death and legacy

John Pope died in Springfield, Kentucky, and is buried in the Springfield Cemetery.

Pope County, Arkansas is named for John Pope.

See also

• Thomas S. Hinde, close friend and adviser.

External links

• John Pope at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Encyclopedia of Arkansas Profile
• Kentucky Secretary of State

United States Senate
Preceded by Henry Clay	U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Kentucky 1807–1813 Served alongside: Buckner Thruston, Henry Clay, George M. Bibb	Succeeded by Jesse Bledsoe
Political offices
Preceded by John Gaillard	President pro tempore of the United States Senate February 23, 1811 – November 3, 1811	Succeeded by William H. Crawford
Preceded by Robert Crittenden	Territorial Governor of Arkansas 1829–1835	Succeeded by William S. Fulton
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Benjamin Hardin	United States Representative (district 7) from Kentucky 1837–1843	Succeeded by William Thomasson

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