Patrick H. Pope
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Patrick Hamilton Pope was a U.S. Representative
from Kentucky
.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky
, Pope attended the common schools and was graduated from St. Joseph 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 State house of representatives in 1836.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Louisville, Kentucky
, May 4, 1841.
He was interred in Cave Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, Pope attended the common schools and was graduated from St. Joseph College, Bardstown, Kentucky
Bardstown, Kentucky
As of the census of 2010, there were 11,700 people, 4,712 households, and 2,949 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,113 housing units at an average density of...
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
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
23rd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren...
Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834.
Pope was elected a member of the State house of representatives in 1836.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, May 4, 1841.
He was interred in Cave Hill Cemetery.