Thomas H. Pope IIIThomas Harrington Pope III is an American lawyer and politician. He served in the South Carolina Senate from 1984 to 1992.Early life and careerPope, an attorney, served as Chair of the South Carolina Chapter of American College of Trial Lawyers from 2015 to 2017.Political careerPope was elected to serve in 1985 and opted not seek to reelection for the District 18 seat in the South Carolina Senate in the 1992 elections.Personal lifePope and his wife, Adele Jeffords, married on November 17, 1973, and have two children. His father, Thomas H. Pope Jr., served in the South Carolina Legislature and was Speaker of the House.