John Pope (Kentucky politician)
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| President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate | |
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In office February 23, 1811 – November 3, 1811 |
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| Preceded by | John Gaillard |
| Succeeded by | William H. Crawford |
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United States Senator from Kentucky |
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In office March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Clay |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Bledsoe |
| 12th Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
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In office October 21, 1816 – August 2, 1819 |
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| Governor | Gabriel Slaughter |
| Preceded by | Charles Stewart Todd |
| Succeeded by | Oliver G. Waggener |
| 3rd Governor of Arkansas Territory | |
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In office March 9, 1829 – March 9, 1835 |
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| 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 |
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In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Hardin |
| Succeeded by | William Thomasson |
| Member of the Kentucky Senate | |
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In office 1825–1829 |
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| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
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In office 1802 1806–1807 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1770 Prince William County, Virginia, British America |
| Died | July 12, 1845 (aged 75) Springfield, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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Democratic-Republican (as Senator) Democratic (as Governor) Whig (as Representative) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
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.
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 the College of William & Mary, studied law and moved to Springfield, Kentucky where he was admitted to the bar. He practiced law in Washington, Shelby, and Fayette County, Kentucky.
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.
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