John Pope

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John Pope was an early 19th-century American politician who served as governor of the Arkansas Territory and played a key role in its development before statehood.

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instanceOf American politician
human
appointedBy James Monroe NERFINISHED
burialPlace Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Kentucky NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1770-02-21
dateOfDeath 1845-07-12
educatedAt College of William & Mary NERFINISHED
familyName Pope
gender male
givenName John NERFINISHED
knownFor Leadership in Arkansas Territory before statehood
Long career in Kentucky and U.S. politics
memberOfPoliticalParty Anti-Jacksonian NERFINISHED
Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED
Whig Party NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Development of civil government in Arkansas Territory NERFINISHED
occupation lawyer
politician
officeContested Governor of Kentucky
placeOfBirth Prince William County, Virginia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Springfield, Kentucky NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Arkansas Territory NERFINISHED
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky
Secretary of State of Kentucky NERFINISHED
United States Senator from Kentucky
precededBy George Izard (as Governor of Arkansas Territory) NERFINISHED
relative Patrick Henry (by marriage) NERFINISHED
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
represented Arkansas Territory NERFINISHED
Kentucky NERFINISHED
residence Arkansas Territory NERFINISHED
Kentucky NERFINISHED
significantEvent Oversaw administrative organization of Arkansas Territory prior to statehood
Promoted infrastructure and institutional development in Arkansas Territory
spouse Anne Henry Christian NERFINISHED
succeededBy William Savin Fulton (as Governor of Arkansas Territory) NERFINISHED
termEnd 1835 (as Governor of Arkansas Territory)
termStart 1829 (as Governor of Arkansas Territory)

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