Hines, H. K. "An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon." Chicago: Lewis
Pub. Co. 1893.  p. 412.
 
CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. POPE

     came to Oregon when he was eleven years old, in 1851, and was raised and
educated in this State. He was born in New York city, December 5, 1840. His
father, Charles Pope, was born in England, August 23, 1807. He came to New York
with his parents, in December, 1819. His father, also named Charles, was born in
England, December 18, 1781. He married Miss Mary Chowm and came with the family
to New York city. They became highly respected citizens of New York city and
were members of the Methodist Church. Mr. Charles Pope, Jr., was the second son
of the family, and he married, November 21, 1832, Miss Sarah E. Archer, of New
York city. They had six children in New York city. Here Mr. Charles Pope, Sr.,
died in 1864, and was buried in Greenwood cemetery.
     In 1851 the family came to Oregon and here the seventh child was added to
the family. Only four of the seven are now living, one in Washington and the
others in Oregon City. They settled at Oregon City when it was still very small,
and Mr. Pope engaged in the mercantile business, which he followed successfully
for many years. He was prominent in the affairs of the town and was a leading
member of the Methodist Church. He was a man of strict integrity, who paid close
attention to business. He was made City Treasurer, and was still serving in that
capacity when he died, June 11, 1871. His wife is still living at Oregon City in
the eightieth year of her age, enjoying the high esteem of a wide circle of
friends.
     When Captain Pope became a man he engaged in mercantile business in Oregon
City and continued in it for a short time, when he engaged in steamboating and
purchased the Calliope, and ran her a short time, and then in partnership with
three others, built the Multnomah. After running her a while they leased her to
the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company for two years, and then sold her to
parties on the sound. Captain Pope has been a master of steamboats ever since
for the Union Pacific Company, running from Portland to Astoria, and part of the
time from Portland to the Cascades. He has been exceedingly fortunate as a
captain, his buts having never met with any serious accident.
     Captain Pope is now running the Harvest Queen, a tag-boat, and is towing
and piloting vessels from the month of the Columbia to Portland. He is a
Republican in politics, and is a very intelligent and pleasant man.  He has a
very wide acquaintance and is highly esteemed by all with whom he has been
brought in contact.
     He was married February 14, 1867, to Miss Sarah Keighley, of Indiana, and
the daughter of John Keighley, of England, and long a worthy citizen of Indiana.
Mr. and Mrs. Pope have had two daughters, both born in Oregon City, Anna and
Maude.  The Captain's Aunt Ann was the wife of the first governor of Oregon, and
his father's brother, Deacon Thomas Pope, resides in Illinois, of which he is a
pioneer.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2007 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.