Background
Pope, William Robert was born on February 24, 1918 in Mount Mourne, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Robert and Mary Elizabeth (Kelly) Pope.
Pope, William Robert was born on February 24, 1918 in Mount Mourne, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Robert and Mary Elizabeth (Kelly) Pope.
Brevard College and Davidson College (Bachelor of Science, 1940). University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Laws, 1948). Phi Delta Phi. Member, North Carolina House of Representatives, 1951-1952.
1963-1964. Judge, Mooresville Recorders Court, 1952-1962. Trustee, Mitchell College, Statesville, North Carolina, 1961-1966. City Attorney, City of Mooresville, since 1960.
County Attorney, 1974-1978.
Associate Zeb V. Turlington, Mooresville, North Carolina, 1948—1952. Judge Mooresville Recorder's Court, 1952—1963. Senior partner Pope and Brawley, 1963—1983, William R. Pope, Mooresville, 1983—1984.
Private practice, from 1984. President Braco, Inc., Rocky River Investment Company. Member North Carolina House Representatives, 1951—1952, 1963—1964, North Carolina Traffic Code Commission, North Carolina, 1963.
Chairman advisory committee Iredell County Government Complex. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1940-1945.
Past president to board regents Barum Springs Home for Children. Member of American Bar Association, Masons, Iredell County Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Ina Amelia Barber, September 16, 1945. Children: William Robert Junior, James S., Charles V, Elizabeth Pope Gibson, Deborah Pope Webb, Caroline Pope. Married Esther Maria Johnson, July 31, 1976.