Patrick Hamilton Pope (March 17, 1806 – May 4, 1841) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, Pope attended the common schools and graduated from St. Joseph's College,

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. He studied law. He was

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in 1827 and commenced practice in Louisville. He declined the position of Secretary of State tendered by Gov.

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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

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in 1836. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Louisville on May 4, 1841, and was interred in

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