Rufus Henry Pope
Politician
1857 – 1944
Who was Rufus Henry Pope?
Rufus Henry Pope was a Canadian politician.
Born in Cookshire, Canada East, the son of John Henry Pope, Pope was educated at the Cookshire Academy, Sherbrooke High School and McGill College Law School. He was a farmer and breeder of thoroughbred cattle. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Compton in a 1889 by-election called to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1891, 1896, and 1900. He was defeated in 1904, in a 1906 by-election, and in 1908. He was called to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Bedford, Quebec on the advice of Robert Borden in 1911. He served until his death in 1944.
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- Born
- Sep 13, 1857
Canada East - Parents
- Nationality
- Canada
- Died
- May 16, 1944
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on July 23, 2013
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