Thomas H. Pope Jr.

Thomas H. Pope Jr.
Thomas H. Pope Jr.
53rd Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
	In office; February 15, 1949 – November 13, 1950
Preceded by	C. Bruce Littlejohn
Succeeded by	Solomon Blatt Sr.
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Newberry County
	In office; January 8, 1946 – November 13, 1950
Preceded by	Steve C. Griffith
Succeeded by	Frank E. Jordan Jr.
	In office; November 9, 1936 – July 8, 1940
Succeeded by	Julian A. Price
Personal details
Born	Thomas Harrington Pope Jr.; July 28, 1913; Kinards, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	August 23, 1999 (aged 86); Newberry, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Waties Lumpkin (m. 1940)
Children	3, including Thomas III
Education	The Citadel (AB); University of South Carolina School of Law (LLB);
Occupation	Lawyer; politician;
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1945 (active); 1945–1957 (reserve);
Rank	Brigadier general
Unit	263rd Coast Artillery Regiment, South Carolina National Guard
Battles/wars	World War II North African campaign; ;

Thomas Harrington Pope Jr. (July 28, 1913 – August 23, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. He was that body's speaker from 1949 to 1950 and ran for the Democratic Party nomination in the 1950 South Carolina gubernatorial election, losing handily to James F. Byrnes.^[1]

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