John Pope (Kentucky politician)

John Pope
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
February 23, 1811 – November 3, 1811
Preceded byJohn Gaillard
Succeeded byWilliam H. Crawford
United States Senator
from Kentucky
In office
March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813
Preceded byHenry Clay
Succeeded byJesse Bledsoe
12th Secretary of State of Kentucky
In office
October 21, 1816 – August 2, 1819
GovernorGabriel Slaughter
Preceded byCharles Stewart Todd
Succeeded byOliver G. Waggener
3rd Governor of Arkansas Territory
In office
March 9, 1829 – March 9, 1835
PresidentAndrew Jackson
Preceded byGeorge Izard
Succeeded byWilliam S. Fulton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byBenjamin Hardin
Succeeded byWilliam Thomasson
Member of the Kentucky Senate
In office
1825–1829
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
1802
1806–1807
Personal details
BornFebruary 1770
Prince William County, Virginia, British America
DiedJuly 12, 1845 (aged 75)
Springfield, Kentucky, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic-Republican (as Senator)
Democratic (as Governor)
Whig/Independent (as Representative)
Spouse(s)Anne Henry Christian (m. 1795, d. March 1, 1806); Elizabeth "Eliza" Janet Dorcas Johnson (m. 1810, d. April 24, 1818); widow Mrs. Frances Watkins Walton (m. 1820, d. Nov. 28, 1843)
Children2
Residence(s)Pope Villa, Lexington KY; Springfield, KY
Alma materSalem Academy
College of William & Mary
OccupationLawyer, politician

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

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