Nathaniel Pope
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Nathaniel Pope (January 5, 1784 – January 23, 1850) was a politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Illinois.
Pope County, Illinois is named for him.
President James Madison on 23 February 23, 1809, appointed Nathaniel Pope as Secretary of the Illinois Territory. When Kentucky Judge John Boyle declined appointment as the new territory's governor, Pope's cousin, Ninian Edwards, accepted. Pope, Edwards and Illinois' new judges resolved that laws previously in effect in Indiana Territory would remain in force in Illinois unless repealed.
