Pope Barrow Billups (October 11, 1889 – December 6, 1955) was an American lawyer and politician. He represented the 21st district in the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Assem ...
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Pope Billups was born in
Athens, Georgia,
and graduated from the
Florida Baptist Academy in 1910, and then attended
Florida A&M University. He earned a
Bachelor of Laws from
New York University in 1916, and was admitted to the
New York State Bar Association
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the year after. He was elected in 1925.
See also
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List of African-American officeholders (1900–1959)
The following is a list of African-American holders of public office from 1900 to 1959. This period saw setbacks for African Americans following the Reconstruction era after "Redeemer" Democrats retook control of the South and restored white supre ...
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1889 births
1955 deaths
African-American state legislators in New York (state)
20th-century American legislators
Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
New York University School of Law alumni
Florida A&M University alumni
20th-century African-American politicians
African-American men in politics
20th-century New York (state) politicians
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