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(Willard) Pope, and of William and Mary (Leonard) Wainwriglit, and a descendant of Thomas and Sarah (Jenney) Pope. Thomas Po|)e emigrated from Enghmd to Plymontli, Mass., abniii 1G;{0. and in 1G74 removed to Dart- moutli, Mass. Franklin Poi>e attended thepul)lic scliools, learned telegrapliy in Great Barrington, and was an operator there, in Springfield, Mass., and iu Providence, R.I.. 1857-63. He assisted in building lines for the American telegraph cora- ixiuy. 1S02-64, and for the Russo- American tele- grapli company, from Wa-^hington Territory, by way of Behriiig Straits, to Siberia. 186-M57; the system, which liad been partially completed, l>eing abandoned in 1867. While surveying this work he made known to geographers the sources of the Skeena, Stickeen and Yukon rivers. He entered into partnei^sliip with Thomas A. Edison in 1867, and with him invented the "ticker," afterward so extensively used in Wall Street and on all stock exchanges in tiie United States. He also invented in 1872 the rail circuit for auto- matically controlling electric block signals, and made valuable improvements in telegraph in- struments. He was married, Aug. 6, 1873, to Sarah Amelia, daughter of Marquis Fayette and Hannali (Williams) Dickinson of Amherst, Mass. He was patent attorney for the Western Union telegrapli company, and in 188.1 was elected president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. He edited the Electrical Engineer, 1884-9.'}. and is the author of: Modern Practice of the Electric Telegraph (1871); Life and Work of Joseph Henry (1879). He was killed by a cur- rent of 3,tX)0 volts, while superintending the con- struction of an electric plant at Great Barring- ton. Mass., Oct. 13. 189.1.

POPE, John, senator, was born in Prince Wil- liam county, Va., in 1770. His parents removed to Kentucky, where he was educated for the law, and he practised in Washington. Shelby and Fayette counties. He represented Shelby county in the Kentucky legislature in 1802, and Fayette county, 1806-07. He was a presidential elector in 1801, voting frjr Thomas Jefferson; was an Anti- Federalist U. S. senator from Kentucky, 1807-13, and president pro tern of the senate in 1811. He was appointed by President Jackson governor of Arkansas Territory in 1829, and held the office until lS3-'>, when he resumed the practice of law in Springfield, Ky. He was a representative from the seventh district in the 2.")th. 26th and 27th congresses, 1837-43. and was dife^at»'d as the in- dei>endent candidate for representative in the 28th congress. He died at Springfield, July 12, 184.1.

POPE, John, naval officer, was born in Sand- wicli, Mass., Dec. 17, 1798. He was warranted midshipman, Maj" 30, 1816; was commissioned lieutenant, April 28, 1826, and served on board



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the frigate Constitution in the Mediterranean squadron, 1827-28, and on the sloop St. Louis in the West India squadron. 1833-34. He was stationed at the U.S. navy yard, Boston, Mass., in 1837 and 1843; served on the razee of the In- dejfendence in the Brazil squadron in 1840, and was promoted commander, Feb. 1.5. 1843. He com- manded the brig Dolphin on the coast of Africa. 1846-47; was com- mandant of the na\-j'^ yard at Boston,:Mass. , in 1850, and com- manded the sloop Vandalia in the East India squadron, 1853- 56. He was pro- moted captain, Sept. 14, 1855; was com- mander of the Ports- mouth, X.H., navy yard, 1858-60; com-, manded the steam sloop Richm07id in the Gulf squadron in

1861, and on being detached was retired, Dec. 21, 1861. He was promoted to the rank of com- modore on the retired list, July 16, 1862, and served on the board of prize commissioners in Bos- ton, 1864-65, and as a liglit-house inspector, 1866- 69. He died iu Dorchester, Mass., Jan. 14, 1876. POPE, John, soldier, was born in Louisville, Ky.. March 12, 1823; son of Judge Nathaniel Pope (1784-18.10), a native of Louisville, Ky., a graduate of Transylvania college, lawyer iu Missouri and Illinois, secretary of Illinois Territory, a delegate in congress from Illinois Territory, 1816-18, and L'.S. judge for the _

district of Illinois, 1818-50. John Pope was graduated at the U.S. Military acad- emy in 1842, and as- signed to the topo- graphical engineers. He served in Florida, 1842-44, and as assist- ant engineer on the survey of the north- east boundary line, 1845-46. He was pro- moted 2d lieutenant, May 9, 1846; was en- gaged in the battles

of Monterey and Buena Vista; was brevetted 1st lieutenant, Sept. 23, 1846, and captain, Feb. 23. 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct at Monterey, and Buena Yistii resjiectively. He served on surveys and explorations in Minne- sota, 1849-^0; as chief topographical engineer