George Dalrymple Pope was a political figure on Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He represented 5th Prince

5th Prince

5th Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1996.The district comprised the city of Summerside.-Dual Member:...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

 from 1926 to 1927 as a Conservative.

He was born in Charlottetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island, the son of James Colledge Pope

James Colledge Pope

James Colledge Pope, PC was a land proprietor and politician on Prince Edward Island , Canada. He served as premier of the colony from 1865 to 1867, and from 1870 to 1872. He was premier of PEI in 1873 when the island joined Canadian confederation.He was born in Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, the...

 and Eliza Dalrymple Pethick, and was educated at the Ottawa Model School and Prince of Wales College

Prince of Wales College

Prince of Wales College is a former university college, which was located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. PWC merged with St. Dunstan's University in 1969 to form the University of Prince Edward Island....

. He served as comptroller of revenue in the Department of the Interior. Pope married Ethelwyn Calhoun. He was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1926 by-election held after Creelman McArthur was named to the Canadian senate. Pope was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1927. He died in Ottawa

Ottawa

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 later that year.

His grandson Peter Pope

Peter Pope

Peter MacArthur Pope was a businessperson and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1979 to 1987 as a Conservative and Independent Conservative member....

also served in the provincial assembly.