Carl C. Pope

[1] He was educated in the schools of Washington and studied at Green Mountain Liberal Institute in South Woodstock, Vermont.

Originally a Democrat, Pope supported the Union during the American Civil War and changed his political affiliation to Republican.

[1] He was a delegate to the 1864 National Union National Convention, where Republicans and pro-Union Democrats nominated Abraham Lincoln for a second term as president and selected Andrew Johnson as his vice presidential running mate.

[1] He was a member of the Black River Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Black River Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons, and the Fort Winnebago Commandery of the Knights Templar in Portage, Wisconsin.

[1] They were the parents of two children, Ralph C. Pope studied law in his father's office and became city clerk of Black River Falls.