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[[Lieutenant-general (Canada)|Lieutenant General]] '''Maurice Arthur Pope''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CB|MC}} (9 August 1889 − 20 September 1978) was a [[Canadian Army]] officer, [[civil engineer]], and diplomat.
[[Lieutenant-general (Canada)|Lieutenant General]] '''Maurice Arthur Pope''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CB|MC}} (9 August 1889 – 20 September 1978) was a [[Canadian Army]] officer, [[civil engineer]], and diplomat.


==Military career==
==Military career==
Born in August 1889 in [[Rivière-du-Loup]], [[Quebec]], the son of [[Joseph Pope (public servant)|Sir Joseph Pope]], Prime Minister [[John A. Macdonald]]'s [[Principal Secretary (Canada)|principal secretary]], and grandson of Sir [[Henri-Thomas Taschereau]] and [[William Henry Pope (Canadian politician)|William Henry Pope]], he received a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from [[McGill University]] in 1911. He worked for the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] as a construction engineer until he joined the [[Royal Canadian Engineers]] as an officer in 1915. He served in the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]] (CEF) in France during [[World War I]].{{sfn|Granatstein|1993|p=208}}
Born in August 1889 in [[Rivière-du-Loup]], [[Quebec]], the son of [[Joseph Pope (public servant)|Sir Joseph Pope]], Prime Minister [[John A. Macdonald]]'s [[Principal Secretary (Canada)|principal secretary]], and grandson of Sir [[Henri-Thomas Taschereau]] and [[William Henry Pope (Canadian politician)|William Henry Pope]], he received a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from [[McGill University]] in 1911. He worked for the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] as a construction engineer until he joined the [[Royal Canadian Engineers]] as an officer in 1915. He served in the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]] (CEF) in France during [[World War I]].{{sfn|Granatstein|1993|pp=207-208}}


After the war, he remained in the army and attended the [[British Army]]'s [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1924 to 1925.{{sfn|Granatstein|1993|p=209}} Among his fellow Canadian students there were [[Ernest William Sansom]], [[Harry Crerar]] and [[Georges Vanier]], both of whom were in the year above, attending from 1923 to 1924.{{sfn|Granatstein|1993|p=209}} He later attended the [[Royal College of Defence Studies|Imperial Defence College]].{{sfn|Granatstein|1993|p=211}}
After the war, he remained in the army and attended the [[British Army]]'s [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1924 to 1925.{{sfn|Granatstein|1993|p=209}} Among his fellow Canadian students there were [[Ernest William Sansom]], [[Harry Crerar]] and [[Georges Vanier]], both of whom were in the year above, attending from 1923 to 1924.{{sfn|Granatstein|1993|p=209}} He later attended the [[Royal College of Defence Studies|Imperial Defence College]].{{sfn|Granatstein|1993|p=211}}
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During [[World War II]], he was [[brigadier general]] of the Canadian Military headquarters in London, vice-chief of the general staff in Ottawa, Chairman of the Canadian Joint Staff Mission in Washington, head of the Censorship Branch and military staff officer to Prime Minister [[Mackenzie King]]. From 1945 to 1950, he was Head of the Canadian Military Mission in Berlin. He retired with the rank of [[Lieutenant-general (Canada)|lieutenant-general]].<ref name="Generals of World War II">{{cite web|url=https://generals.dk/general/Pope/Maurice_Arthur/Canada.html|title=Biography of Lieutenant-General Maurice Arthur Pope (1889−1978), Canada|website=generals.dk}}</ref>
During [[World War II]], he was [[brigadier general]] of the Canadian Military headquarters in London, vice-chief of the general staff in Ottawa, Chairman of the Canadian Joint Staff Mission in Washington, head of the Censorship Branch and military staff officer to Prime Minister [[Mackenzie King]]. From 1945 to 1950, he was Head of the Canadian Military Mission in Berlin. He retired with the rank of [[Lieutenant-general (Canada)|lieutenant-general]].<ref name="Generals of World War II">{{cite web|url=https://generals.dk/general/Pope/Maurice_Arthur/Canada.html|title=Biography of Lieutenant-General Maurice Arthur Pope (1889−1978), Canada|website=generals.dk}}</ref>


From 1950 to 1953, he was the Canadian Ambassador to Belgium. From 1953 to 1956, he was the Canadian Ambassador to Spain. He retired in 1956 and lived in Ottawa.<ref name="Generals of World War II"/>
From 1950 to 1953, he was the Canadian Ambassador to Belgium. From 1953 to 1956, he was the Canadian Ambassador to Spain. He retired in 1956 and lived in Ottawa.<ref name="Generals of World War II" />


His memoir was [[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=di3VAAAAMAAJ&q=inauthor:%22Maurice+A.+Pope%22&dq=inauthor:%22Maurice+A.+Pope%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&redir_esc=y#inauthor:%22Maurice%20A.%20Pope%22|''Soldiers and politicians: the memoirs of Lt.-Gen. Maurice A. Pope C.B., M.C'' (University of Toronto Press, 1962)]]. He also completed and edited his father's autobiography, ''Public servant: the memoirs of Sir Joseph Pope'' (Oxford University Press, 1960).
His memoir was [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=di3VAAAAMAAJ&q=inauthor:%22Maurice+A.+Pope%22&dq=inauthor:%22Maurice+A.+Pope%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&redir_esc=y#inauthor:%22Maurice%20A.%20Pope%22|''Soldiers and politicians: the memoirs of Lt.-Gen. Maurice A. Pope C.B., M.C'' (University of Toronto Press, 1962)], which, in the words of historian [[J. L. Granatstein]], is "notable for its good prose and evidence of wide learning".{{sfn|Granatstein|1993|p=236}} He also completed and edited his father's autobiography, ''Public servant: the memoirs of Sir Joseph Pope'' (Oxford University Press, 1960).


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*{{Cite book| title=The Generals| first=Jack | last=Granatstein | author-link=Jack Granatstein| year=2005| publisher=University of Calgary Press| isbn=978-1-55238-176-2}}
*{{cite book|last=Granatstein|first=Jack|author-link=J. L. Granatstein|title=The Generals: The Canadian Army's Senior Commanders in the Second World War|publisher=[[Stoddart Publishing]]|year=1993|isbn=978-0773727397|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vgTaIWgPYm4C}}
*{{Cite book| title=The Generals| first=Jack| last=Granatstein| author-link=Jack Granatstein| year=1993| publisher=Stoddart Publishing| isbn=978-0-7737-2730-4| url-access=registration| url=https://archive.org/details/generalscanadian0000gran}}


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=Pope&s2=&s3=&Sect4=AND&l=20&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect5=CEF6PEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=CEF6&p=5&u=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02010602_e.html&r=88&f=G World War I Attestation paper]
*[http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=Pope&s2=&s3=&Sect4=AND&l=20&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect5=CEF6PEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=CEF6&p=5&u=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02010602_e.html&r=88&f=G World War I Attestation paper]
*{{cite web|url=http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=103095&rec_nbr_list=103095|title=Maurice Arthur Pope fonds|work=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=2006-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185157/http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=103095&rec_nbr_list=103095|archive-date=2007-09-30|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=103095&rec_nbr_list=103095|title=Maurice Arthur Pope fonds|work=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=2006-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185157/http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=103095&rec_nbr_list=103095|archive-date=2007-09-30|url-status=dead}}
*[http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/hist/hplSearch_results-en.asp?frm=person&lan=1&prsnid=913 Heads of Post List]
*[http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/hist/hplSearch_results-en.asp?frm=person&lan=1&prsnid=913 Heads of Post List]
*[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/maurice-arthur-pope/ Maurice Arthur Pope] at [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]
*[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/maurice-arthur-pope/ Maurice Arthur Pope] at [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]
*[https://generals.dk/general/Pope/Maurice_Arthur/Canada.html Generals of World War II ]
*[https://generals.dk/general/Pope/Maurice_Arthur/Canada.html Generals of World War II]


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Maurice Arthur Pope
Born(1889-08-29)29 August 1889
Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
Died20 September 1978(1978-09-20) (aged 89)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Years of service1915–1950
RankLieutenant-General
UnitRoyal Canadian Engineers
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II ⋅
AwardsOrder of the Bath[1]
Military Cross[2]
RelationsJoseph Pope (father)
Henri-Thomas Taschereau (grandfather)
William Henry Pope (grandfather)
Other workDiplomat and author

Lieutenant General Maurice Arthur Pope, CB MC (9 August 1889 – 20 September 1978) was a Canadian Army officer, civil engineer, and diplomat.

Military career

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Born in August 1889 in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, the son of Sir Joseph Pope, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald's principal secretary, and grandson of Sir Henri-Thomas Taschereau and William Henry Pope, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from McGill University in 1911. He worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway as a construction engineer until he joined the Royal Canadian Engineers as an officer in 1915. He served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) in France during World War I.[3]

After the war, he remained in the army and attended the British Army's Staff College, Camberley from 1924 to 1925.[4] Among his fellow Canadian students there were Ernest William Sansom, Harry Crerar and Georges Vanier, both of whom were in the year above, attending from 1923 to 1924.[4] He later attended the Imperial Defence College.[5]

During World War II, he was brigadier general of the Canadian Military headquarters in London, vice-chief of the general staff in Ottawa, Chairman of the Canadian Joint Staff Mission in Washington, head of the Censorship Branch and military staff officer to Prime Minister Mackenzie King. From 1945 to 1950, he was Head of the Canadian Military Mission in Berlin. He retired with the rank of lieutenant-general.[6]

From 1950 to 1953, he was the Canadian Ambassador to Belgium. From 1953 to 1956, he was the Canadian Ambassador to Spain. He retired in 1956 and lived in Ottawa.[6]

His memoir was Soldiers and politicians: the memoirs of Lt.-Gen. Maurice A. Pope C.B., M.C (University of Toronto Press, 1962), which, in the words of historian J. L. Granatstein, is "notable for its good prose and evidence of wide learning".[7] He also completed and edited his father's autobiography, Public servant: the memoirs of Sir Joseph Pope (Oxford University Press, 1960).

Bibliography

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  • Granatstein, Jack (1993). The Generals: The Canadian Army's Senior Commanders in the Second World War. Stoddart Publishing. ISBN 978-0773727397.

References

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  1. ^ "No. 36310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1943. p. 49.
  2. ^ "No. 30507". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 1918. p. 1607.
  3. ^ Granatstein 1993, pp. 207–208.
  4. ^ a b Granatstein 1993, p. 209.
  5. ^ Granatstein 1993, p. 211.
  6. ^ a b "Biography of Lieutenant-General Maurice Arthur Pope (1889−1978), Canada". generals.dk.
  7. ^ Granatstein 1993, p. 236.
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