Education
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Pope attended the common schools and was graduated from Saint Joseph College, Bardstown, Kentucky. He studied law.
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Patrick Hamilton Pope
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Career
He was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Louisville. He declined the position of secretary of state tendered by Government. 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. He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Louisville, Kentucky, May 4, 1841. He was interred in Cave Hill Cemetery.
Membership
Pope was elected a member of the State house of representatives in 1836.
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Political Party
Democratic party