Thomas H. Pope Jr. Explained

Thomas H. Pope Jr.
Office:53rd Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Term Start:February 15, 1949
Term End:November 13, 1950
Preceded:C. Bruce Littlejohn
Succeeded:Solomon Blatt Sr.
Office2:Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Newberry County
Term Start2:January 8, 1946
Term End2:November 13, 1950
Preceded2:Steve C. Griffith
Succeeded2:Frank E. Jordan Jr.
Term Start3:November 9, 1936
Term End3:July 8, 1940
Succeeded3:Julian A. Price
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:28 July 1913
Birth Place:Kinards, South Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:Newberry, South Carolina, U.S.
Children:3, including Thomas III
Branch:United States Army
Rank:Brigadier general
Unit:263rd Coast Artillery Regiment, South Carolina National Guard
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Thomas Harrington Pope Jr. (July 28, 1913 – August 23, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. He was that body's speaker from 1949 to 1950 and ran for the Democratic Party nomination in the 1950 South Carolina gubernatorial election, losing handily to James F. Byrnes.[1]

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  1. News: Former S.C. speaker Thomas Pope, 86, dies. The State. August 24, 1999. B2. June 17, 2024. Newspapers.com.