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Appointed by
  
Succeeded by
  
Died
  
May 16, 1944

Preceded by
  
Political party
  
Parents
  
John Henry Pope

Succeeded by
  
Name
  
Rufus Pope

Resigned
  
May 16, 1944

Preceded by
  
Role
  
Canadian Politician


Rufus Henry Pope

Born
  
September 13, 1857Cookshire, Canada East (
1857-09-13
)

Party
  
Conservative Party of Canada

Rufus Henry Pope (September 13, 1857 – May 16, 1944) was a Canadian politician.

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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 Canadian House of Commons 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.

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