Nathaniel Pope

Nathaniel Pope
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Illinois
In office
March 3, 1819 – January 23, 1850
Appointed byJames Monroe
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byThomas Drummond
Delegate to the
U.S. House of Representatives
from the Illinois Territory's
at-large district
In office
December 2, 1816 – November 30, 1818
Preceded byBenjamin Stephenson
Succeeded byJohn McLean (Representative)
Secretary of the Illinois Territory
In office
April 24, 1809 – December 16, 1816
GovernorNinian Edwards
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byJoseph Phillips
Governor of Illinois Territory
Acting
In office
April 24, 1809 – June 11, 1809*
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byNinian Edwards
Personal details
Born(1784-01-05)January 5, 1784
Louisville, Virginia, U.S. (now Kentucky)
DiedJanuary 23, 1850(1850-01-23) (aged 66)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Resting placeBellefontaine Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
EducationTransylvania University
*Pending Edwards' arrival.

Nathaniel Pope (January 5, 1784 – January 23, 1850) was an American government leader in the early history of the State of Illinois. He served as the Secretary of the Illinois Territory, then as a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Illinois Territory, and for over thirty years as the United States district judge for the United States District Court for the District of Illinois.