The Hon. Rufus Henry Pope | |
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| Senator for Bedford, Quebec | |
| 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 | |
| In office 1889–1904 | |
| Preceded by | John Henry Pope |
| Succeeded by | Aylmer Byron Hunt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 13, 1857 Cookshire, Canada East |
| Died | May 16, 1944 (aged 86) Cookshire, Quebec |
| 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 House of Commons of Canada 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 at his home in Cookshire.[1]
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Electoral record
By-election: On Mr. Pope's death, 1 April 1889
| By-election on 16 May 1889 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rufus Henry Pope | acclaimed | |||
| 1891 Canadian federal election: Compton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Rufus Henry Pope | 2,004 | ||||||
| Liberal | S. P. Leet | 938 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election: Compton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Rufus Henry Pope | 1,948 | ||||||
| Patrons of Industry | Francis F. Wellard | 1,485 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Compton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Rufus Henry Pope | 2,438 | ||||||
| Liberal | Geo. B. Cleveland | 2,190 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Compton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Aylmer Byron Hunt | 2,735 | ||||||
| Conservative | Rufus Henry Pope | 2,440 | ||||||
By-election: On election being declared void, Nov. 22, 1905
| By-election on 4 January 1906 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Aylmer Byron Hunt | 2,935 | |||
| Conservative | Rufus Henry Pope | 2,585 | |||
| 1908 Canadian federal election: Compton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Aylmer Byron Hunt | 3,175 | ||||||
| Conservative | Rufus Henry Pope | 2,781 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Senator R. H. Pope dies in 87th year". Montreal Gazette. 17 May 1944. p. 14. Retrieved 24 November 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896. Montreal, Lovell. 1898.
- Rufus Henry Pope – Parliament of Canada biography
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