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William Henry Pope
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This concludes my presentation on myself, William Henry Pope one of The Fathers Of Confederation. I hope you enjoyed and learned something new.
William Henry Pope
Father Of Confederation
About myself
political history
Opinion on confederation
Life after politics
Involvement with confederation
Death
Legacy
I was born on may 29Th 1825, in bendeque prince Edward island. i was the son of James pope and Lucy colledge and the oldest out of 13 in the family. i married Helen desbrisay and together we had two sons and six daughters
aside from my work as a judge i was known for my relentless commitment to confederation. I always made sure that if i could help in any way, i would be there to provide ideas and guide others in the right direction.
I died on October 7th 1879 in St. Eleanors, Prince Edward Island, Summerside at the age of 54 due to a stroke.
it was simple; I believed Confederation was inevitable, meaning that it was certain to happen. I also believed that it would increase the popularity of my newspaper; The Islander. I was a big supporter of Confederation; I printed my support for the Quebec Resolutions in my newspaper
DUE TO MY POSITION BEING UNPOPULAR I LEFT THE CABINET IN 1866, HOWeVER I DID CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THE ISALNDS UNION WITH CANADA. WHEN THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN 1873 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MY YOUNGER BROTHER, JAMES COLLEDGE POPE THE GOVERNMENT OF SIR JOHN A. MacDonald, APPOINTED ME JUDGE OF THE PRINCE COUNTY COURT
I began my political career in 1859, I represented for Prince Edward Island. I attended both Quebec and Charlottetown conference; I contributed by being an honorary secretary of latter. i had to accept the fact that confederation was unpopular locally I resigned as executive councilor and colonial secretary in 1866, and never stood for elective office again.
I was a lawyer, land agent, journalist, politician and a judge. I was educated in Prince Edward Island, than later on in England and studied law. By the 1850’s, I did not seek election for office however; I became increasingly involved with the conservative party. In 1859, when the Tories (British Political Party) took office they appointed me to Colonial Secretary. During that time, I was involved in trying to restore relations between the Protestants and Catholics (this had arisen during the 1859 election). In the same year, I became the editor of The Islander; which was the most important conservative newspaper in the colony.
For more information about me
here are some links
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/pope_william_henry_10E.html
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/william-henry-pope/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Pope_(Canadian_politician)
https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-4000.60-e.html