John Pope | |
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office February 23, 1811 – November 3, 1811 | |
| Preceded by | John Gaillard |
| Succeeded by | William H. Crawford |
| United States Senator from Kentucky | |
| In office March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Clay |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Bledsoe |
| 12th Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
| In office October 21, 1816 – August 2, 1819 | |
| Governor | Gabriel Slaughter |
| Preceded by | Charles Stewart Todd |
| Succeeded by | Oliver G. Waggener |
| 3rd Governor of Arkansas Territory | |
| In office March 9, 1829 – March 9, 1835 | |
| 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 | |
| In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Hardin |
| Succeeded by | William Thomasson |
| Member of the Kentucky Senate | |
| In office 1825–1829 | |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
| In office 1802 1806–1807 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1770 Prince William County, Virginia, British America |
| Died | July 12, 1845 (aged 75) Springfield, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic-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) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Pope Villa, Lexington KY; Springfield, KY |
| Alma mater | Salem Academy, Bardstown, KY |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
John Pope (February 1770 – July 12, 1845)[1] 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.