Henry Nelson Pope

Henry Nelson Pope
Pope circa 1915
Born	(1859-04-23)April 23, 1859 Mountainburg, Arkansas
Died	June 13, 1956(1956-06-13) (aged 97) Fort Worth, Texas
Other names	Henry N. Pope H. N. Pope
Occupation	President of the Texas Farmers Union
Spouse	Sarah Jane Cope
Parent(s)	John H. Pope Arena Edwards

Henry Nelson Pope (April 23, 1859 - June 13, 1956) was president of the Texas Farmers Union and president of the Association of State Presidents of the Farmers' Education and Cooperative Union of America, and president of the American Federation of Organized Producers and Consumers. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

He was born on April 23, 1859, in Mountainburg, Arkansas to John H. Pope and Arrena Edwards. ^[3] He married Sarah Jane Cope around 1878. In 1916 he testified before the United States Congress opposing the eight-hour workday for interstate railroads that was imposed by the Adamson Act. ^{[1] [2]}

His wife died in 1950. He died on June 13, 1956, in Fort Worth, Texas.

References

1. "Texas Farmers Say Nation Paid Ransom. Contrast Eight-Hour Law with Inaction in Cotton Crisis" (PDF). New York Times . September 4, 1916. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
2. Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (1916). Production and Conservation of Food Supplies. United States Congress. p.  393.
3. Springer, Paul (December 1963). "SOME NOTES ON "EDWARDS" and gravestone inscriptions of family and relatives" (PDF). Arkansas Family Historian. 2 (3). Arkansas Genealogical Society. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-06-26.

External links

• Henry Nelson Pope at Find a Grave