James P. Pope
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United States Senator from Idaho |
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In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
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| Preceded by | John W. Thomas |
| Succeeded by | D. Worth Clark |
| Mayor of Boise, Idaho | |
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In office April 30, 1929 – February 13, 1933 |
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| Preceded by | Walter F. Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Ross Cady |
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James Pinckney Pope March 31, 1884 Jonesboro, Louisiana |
| Died | January 23, 1966 (aged 81) Alexandria, Virginia |
| Resting place | Lynnhurst Cemetery Knoxville, Tennessee. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Pauline Ruth Horn Pope (1887–1957) |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Residence | Boise |
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Louisiana Industrial Institute, 1906 University of Chicago, J.D., 1909 |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Congregationalist |
James Pinckney Pope (March 31, 1884 – January 23, 1966) was a Democratic politician from Idaho. He was mayor of Boise for four years and a one-term United States Senator, serving from 1933 to 1939.
Born in Jonesboro, Louisiana, Pope graduated from Louisiana Industrial Institute (now Louisiana Tech University) in Ruston in 1906 and from the University of Chicago Law School in 1909 where he became a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity. He was admitted to the bar then moved west to Idaho to practice law in Boise, and served as city attorney, assistant attorney general of Idaho, and a member of the board of education of Boise. Pope was mayor of Boise from 1929 to 1933.
He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1932, defeating Republican incumbent John W. Thomas of Gooding. From 1934-36, Pope was a member of the Nye Committee. In 1938, he was defeated for renomination in the Democratic primary by Congressman D. Worth Clark of Pocatello, who went on to win the general election.
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