Patrick H. Pope

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American politician

Places

United States of America

was

Politician Lawyer

Work field

Law Politics

Gender

Male

Birth

17 March 1806 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Louisville, USA

Star sign

Pisces People who share this birthday

Death

4 May 1841 People who died on this day

Place of death

Louisville, USA

Age

35 years

Politics:

Democratic Party

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Biography

Patrick Hamilton Pope (March 17, 1806 – May 4, 1841) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Pope attended the common schools and was graduated from St. Joseph's College, Bardstown, Kentucky. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Louisville. He declined the position of Secretary of State tendered by Gov. John Breathitt in 1832.

Pope was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834.

Pope was elected a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1836. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Louisville on May 4, 1841, and was interred in Cave Hill Cemetery.

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