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♂ John H. Pope
aliasJohn H. Pope
Record
50230 · 4973

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 0 8
Birth 19 December 1819 → 204 years + 4 months ago
Lived 69 years + 3 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 7 months
Death 1 April 1889 → 135 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John H. Pope (1819–1889) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Rufus H. Pope (1857–1944) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 21 6 15

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 1–2
CONS
 1 Minister 51–53 25 Oct 1871 — 05 Nov 1873 2 0 11
2. CA 4–5
CONS
 2 Minister 58–65 17 Oct 1878 — 24 Sep 1885 6 11 7
3. CA 5
CONS
 1 ✓ Minister 64–65 29 May 1884 — 24 Sep 1885 1 3 26
4. CA 5–6
CONS
 2 Minister 65–69 25 Sep 1885 — 01 Apr 1889 3 6 7
 1. Agriculture
 2. Agriculture
 3. Railways and Canals [Int]
 4. Railways and Canals

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17719(F) — 19 Jan 2022 17:25 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
25 Oct 1871 51
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 4 years 2 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,213 Votes: 1,660 Participation: 75.01% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14786(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
CONS
 927 55.84% James Ross
Eligible: 2,213 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Québec
11 November 1871
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18472(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 8 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18607(F) — 25 Jun 2023 21:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 53
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,162 Votes: 1,922 Participation: 60.78% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18843(F) — 28 Nov 2021 10:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 1/2 1,387 72.16% +852 Loser:
IND
 535 27.84% H.E. Cairns

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,104 Votes: 2,288 Participation: 55.75% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19132(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/2 1,464 64.78% +668 Loser:
LIB
 796 35.22% Hugh Leonard
After his election:
17 Oct 1878 58
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,104 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
4		 Québec
4 November 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19595(F) — 11 Oct 2022 17:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 7 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,435 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Québec
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19328(F) — 28 Nov 2021 15:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LC
 1/2 1,612 66.20% +789 Loser:
IND
 823 33.80% H.E. Cairns

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,490 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19536(F) — 22 Jan 2022 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LC
 1/2 2,157 61.81% +824 Loser:
IND
 1,333 38.19% T.B. Munro
After his election:
1 Apr 1889 69
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
6		 Québec
16 May 1889
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19724(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
69		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Rufus H. Pope

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Pope, John Henry		 18 Nov 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Pope, John Henry		 18 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Henry Pope, P.C., M.P.		 18 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Henry Pope, C.P., député		 18 Nov 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
John Henry Pope		 18 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Henry Pope		 18 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Henry Pope		 18 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Nov 2023 21:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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