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William Henry Pope ( May 29 , 1825 – October 7 , 1879 ) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge. The editor of Prince Edward Island 's main Tory newspaper, ''The Islander'', from 1859 to 1872 , he entered politics in 1863 . An enthusiastic supporter of Canadian Confederation , he left the PEI cabinet in 1866 but continued to press for union. After this was accomplished in 1873 under the leadership of his brother James Colledge Pope , he was appointed a county court judge. EXTERNAL LINKS [[pl:William Henry Pope |
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