The Popes
The following are members of the Pope family in no particular order:
- William Pope Duval (1784–1854), first governor of Florida Territory.
- John Pope (1770–1845), brother of Nathaniel, U.S. Senator from Kentucky, Governor of Arkansas Territory, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
- Nathaniel Pope (1784–1850), brother of John, Delegate and Secretary of Illinois Territory, U.S. District judge in Illinois.
- John Pope (1822–1892), son of Nathaniel, U.S. Soldier, Union General in the Civil War.
- Daniel Pope Cook (1794–1827), nephew of Nathaniel and John, newspaper editor, Attorney General and U.S. Representative from Illinois
- John Cook, son of Daniel Pope Cook, was a Union general in the Civil War.
Read more about this topic: List Of United States Political Families (P)
Famous quotes containing the word popes:
“From Paul to Stalin, the popes who have chosen Caesar have prepared the way for Caesars who quickly learn to despise popes.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)
“What is wrong with priests and popes is that instead of being apostles and saints, they are nothing but empirics who say “I know” instead of “I am learning,” and pray for credulity and inertia as wise men pray for scepticism and activity.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)