Rufus Henry Pope
| The Hon. Rufus Henry Pope | |
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| Senator for Bedford, Quebec | |
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In office November 14, 1911 – May 16, 1944 | |
| Appointed by | Robert Borden |
| Preceded by | George Barnard Baker |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Nicol |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Compton | |
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In office 1889–1904 | |
| Preceded by | John Henry Pope |
| Succeeded by | Aylmer Byron Hunt |
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| Born |
September 13, 1857 Cookshire, Canada East |
| Died | May 16, 1944 (aged 86) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relations | John Henry Pope, father |
Rufus Henry Pope (September 13, 1857 – May 16, 1944) 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 an 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.
References
- Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896. 1898.
- Rufus Henry Pope – Parliament of Canada biography
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