About Patrick H. Pope
Lived 1806 – 1841 (aged 35). Patrick H. Pope was an American politician and lawyer.
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 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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American politician (1806-1841)
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Patrick H. Pope was born on 17 March 1806 in Louisville.
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Patrick H. Pope died on 4 May 1841 in Louisville.
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Patrick H. Pope was a politician and lawyer.
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