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Pope was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the [[1860 United States House of Representatives election in Florida]] for [[Florida's at-large congressional district]]. Though he was the early frontrunner for the nomination, he was defeated on the 12th ballot at the party convention by [[Robert Benjamin Hilton]], the clerk of the Florida House of Representatives.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1860-06-30|title=Democratic nominations for governor and U.S. representative, 1860|pages=2|work=The Florida Peninsular|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62784489/democratic-nominations-for-governor-and/|access-date=2020-11-08}}</ref> |
Pope was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the [[1860 United States House of Representatives election in Florida]] for [[Florida's at-large congressional district]]. Though he was the early frontrunner for the nomination, he was defeated on the 12th ballot at the party convention by [[Robert Benjamin Hilton]], the clerk of the Florida House of Representatives.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1860-06-30|title=Democratic nominations for governor and U.S. representative, 1860|pages=2|work=The Florida Peninsular|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62784489/democratic-nominations-for-governor-and/|access-date=2020-11-08}}</ref> |
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At the outbreak of the [[American Civil War]], Pope enlisted |
At the outbreak of the [[American Civil War]], Pope enlisted in the [[Confederate States Army]] as a [[Private (rank)|private]] joining Company F of the [[1st Florida Infantry Regiment]] on April 4, 1861 serving for a year. He was mustered out at the same rank on April 5, 1862. From this point that Pope disappears from the historical record.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Robertson|first=Fred L.|url=http://archive.org/details/soldiersofflorid00flor|title=Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian, Civil and Spanish-American wars|date=1903|publisher=Board of State Institutions|others=[[New York Public Library]]|year=1903|location=Live Oak|pages=69}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Soldier Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-24|website=[[National Park Service]]|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Family == |
== Family == |
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Pope was married to a woman named Fanny, who was 10 years his junior. They had at least five children: four sons named Clifford (born 1844 or 1845), [[Frank W. Pope|Frank]], Hunter, and Randall (latter three were born after 1850); as well as a daughter named Anna (born 1846 or 1847).<ref>{{Cite web|last=McLeod|first=Henry|date=December 26, 1850|title=1850 Madison County, Florida Census Transcription|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/madison/census/1850.txt|url-status=live|access-date=May 23, 2021|website=USGenWeb Archives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328121604/http://files.usgwarchives.net:80/fl/madison/census/1850.txt |archive-date=2009-03-28 }}</ref> |
Pope was married to a woman named Fanny, who was 10 years his junior. They had at least five children: four sons named Clifford (born 1844 or 1845), [[Frank W. Pope|Frank]], Hunter, and Randall (latter three were born after 1850); as well as a daughter named Anna (born 1846 or 1847).<ref>{{Cite web|last=McLeod|first=Henry|date=December 26, 1850|title=1850 Madison County, Florida Census Transcription|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/madison/census/1850.txt|url-status=live|access-date=May 23, 2021|website=USGenWeb Archives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328121604/http://files.usgwarchives.net:80/fl/madison/census/1850.txt |archive-date=2009-03-28 }}</ref> |
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Frank, Hunter, and Randall Pope all became prominent attorneys. Frank later became a [[Florida State Senator|Florida state senator]] |
Frank, Hunter, and Randall Pope all became prominent attorneys. Frank later became a [[Florida State Senator|Florida state senator]] while Hunter was murdered by a family friend, John Cason, following a dispute regarding a [[billiards]] game.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 23:13, 27 October 2022
Barton C. Pope | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the Madison district | |
| In office 1854–1855 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1813 Georgia |
| Died | after April 5, 1862 (aged at least 49) United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Fanny |
| Children | 5, including Frank |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1862 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 1st Florida Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Barton C. Pope (1813[1] – after April 5, 1862) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Florida.
Life
Pope was born in Georgia in 1813 or 1814. Pope moved to the Florida Territory sometime between 1827 and 1844.[2] In 1844, he purchased 200 acres of land from Henry Sapp in Madison County, Florida.[3]
Pope became a prominent a lawyer in Madison County. In 1849, he was nominated by state senator William P. Moseley of Madison County to be the solicitor for Florida's Middle Judicial Circuit Court; however, Pope lost the nomination vote to former state representative Samuel B. Stephens of Gadsden County.[4]
He was also a Freemason, becoming a high-ranking member of the Madison County's Masonic lodge, serving as Grand Orator in 1851 and as the Lodge Master from 1853 to 1855.[5][6]
In 1854, Pope was elected to represent Madison County as a Democrat in the Florida House of Representatives, serving until 1855.[7]
Pope was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 1860 United States House of Representatives election in Florida for Florida's at-large congressional district. Though he was the early frontrunner for the nomination, he was defeated on the 12th ballot at the party convention by Robert Benjamin Hilton, the clerk of the Florida House of Representatives.[8]
At the outbreak of the American Civil War, Pope enlisted in the Confederate States Army as a private joining Company F of the 1st Florida Infantry Regiment on April 4, 1861 serving for a year. He was mustered out at the same rank on April 5, 1862. From this point that Pope disappears from the historical record.[9][10]
Family
Pope had a brother named W. Henry Pope who represented Jackson County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives in 1856.[2][7]
Pope was married to a woman named Fanny, who was 10 years his junior. They had at least five children: four sons named Clifford (born 1844 or 1845), Frank, Hunter, and Randall (latter three were born after 1850); as well as a daughter named Anna (born 1846 or 1847).[11]
Frank, Hunter, and Randall Pope all became prominent attorneys. Frank later became a Florida state senator while Hunter was murdered by a family friend, John Cason, following a dispute regarding a billiards game.[2]
References
- ^ "TABLE OF CONTENTS IN MEMORY OF TWO OF OUR MEMBERS PDF Free Download".
- ^ a b c Hunt, Alfa (May 22, 2009). "The Pope Family". Madison-Enterprise Recorder. Greene Publishing. p. 9. Retrieved May 23, 2021 – via University of Florida.
- ^ "Henry Sapp". Burval Genealogy. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of Florida at its Fourth Session. Vol. 6. Tallahassee: The State of Florida. 1848. p. 149. Retrieved May 23, 2021 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Florida. New York: J.F. Brennan. 1859. p. 330. Retrieved May 23, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Madison Lodge # 11 F. & A. M". Madison County, Florida Genealogical News. Vol. 8, no. 4. Madison County, Florida Genealogical Society. 2003. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2019 (PDF). Tallahassee, Florida: Florida House of Representatives. 2019. p. 147. ASIN B0084P8LC2. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Democratic nominations for governor and U.S. representative, 1860". The Florida Peninsular. 1860-06-30. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ Robertson, Fred L. (1903). Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian, Civil and Spanish-American wars. New York Public Library. Live Oak: Board of State Institutions. p. 69.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Soldier Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". National Park Service. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ McLeod, Henry (December 26, 1850). "1850 Madison County, Florida Census Transcription". USGenWeb Archives. Archived from the original on 2009-03-28. Retrieved May 23, 2021.