| Sir Joseph Pope | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 16, 1857 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Died | December 2, 1926 (aged 72) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Occupation | Clerk, private secretary, civil servant, and author |
Sir Joseph Pope, KCMG CVO ISO (August 16, 1854 – December 2, 1926) was a Canadian public servant. He was Private Secretary to Sir John A. Macdonald from 1882 to 1891 and Assistant Clerk to the Privy Council & Under Secretary of State for Canada from 1896 to 1926.
He married Marie-Louise-Joséphine-Henriette (Minette) Taschereau in Rivière-du-Loup, Que. on Oct 15, 1884, and they had five sons and a daughter
Pope’s life story was edited and completed by his son Maurice Arthur Pope, and was published as "Public servant: the memoirs of Sir Joseph Pope" (Toronto, 1960).