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Washington Pope (born c. 1826) was an American farmer, county commissioner and state legislator who served in the Florida State Senate from 1873 until 1876.

Biography

Pope was born in about 1826 in Florida and worked as a farmer.

He served as the Jackson County county commissioner from 1870 until 1873.

Pope served in the Florida State Senate representing the third senatorial district as a Republican for the 1873, 1874 and 1875 sessions.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. ^ Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
2. Brown, Canter (1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-8173-0915-2. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
3. Oliva, Jose R. (February 2019). The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822-2019 (PDF). p. 148. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

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