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  Pope, John
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NameJohn Pope
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Springfield, Kentucky , United States
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Born February 00, 1770
DiedJuly 12, 1845 (75 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Apr 09, 2023 04:59pm
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InfoJohn Pope
Born: 1770, in Prince William County, Virginia
Died: July 12, 1845, at Springfield, Kentucky
Buried: Springfield (Kentucky) Cemetery
Served: 1829-1835

John Pope was brought to Kentucky in boyhood. He lost one arm through a farm accident, thus forcing a change of life plans. Pope settled on the study of law and was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1794. He was for several years a member of the Kentucky state house of representatives, and in 1807 was elected to the United States Senate as a Democrat, serving from 1807 until 1813. During the 1820s he remained active in politics, notably as a friend and supporter of Andrew Jackson. In 1829 Pope received the governorship of Arkansas from the Jackson administration. During his service, Pope advocated “internal improvements”–that is, road-building–and attracted notice for his veto in 1831 of a bill which would have transferred land granted the territory for the construction of a territorial courthouse or capitol, to territorial secretary Robert Crittenden in exchange for Crittenden’s already-built mansion house. Pope insisted that the seat of government be located in the heart of Little Rock’s business district, on a bluff overlooking the Arkansas River. After his term, Pope returned to Kentucky where he practiced law until he was again elected to Congress, and twice re-elected, serving from 1837 until 1843.

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