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HOPE, Hon. Charles (1768-1828), of Waughton, Haddington.
Family and Education
b. 16 Oct. 1768, 1st s. of John, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun [S], by 3rd w.; bro. of Hon. Alexander Hope and of Charlotte, w. of his cos. Charles Hope of Granton; half-bro. of Hon. John Hope. m. 30 Apr. 1807, Louisa Anne, da. of George Finch Hatton of Eastwell Park, Kent, 1da.
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Cornet 3 Drag. 1785, lt. 1788; a.d.c. to Lt.-Gen. Leslie 1789 – 90; capt. 37 Ft. 1791, maj. 1794, lt.-col. 1794; col. 28 Drag. 1799, 7 Drag. 1799; brevet col. 1800; brig.-gen. 1803; maj.-gen. 1805; lt.-gen. 1812; col. 5 batt. 60 Ft. 1813 – 18; gen. 1825.
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Main residence: Waughton, Haddington.
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Commons 1790-1820
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HOPE, Hon. Charles (1768-1828)
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HOPE, Sir George Johnstone (1767-1818).
Family and Education
b. 6 July 1767, 5th s. of Hon. Charles Hope Vere of Craigiehall, Linlithgow by 3rd w. Helen, da. of George Dunbar of Leuchold, Linlithgow. educ. Edinburgh h.s. 1775-9. m. (1) 28 Jan. 1803, Lady Jemima Hope (d. 5 Sept. 1808), da. of James, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun [S], 1s. 1da.; (2) 1 Dec. 1814, Hon. Georgiana Mary Anne Kinnaird, da. of George, 7th Baron Kinnaird [S], 1da. KCB 2 Jan. 1815.
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Entered RN 1782, lt. 1788, cdr. 1790, capt. 1793; col. marines 1810 – 11; r.-adm. 1811; maj.-gen. marines Jan. 1818 – d.
Groom of bedchamber to Duke of Sussex 1805 – d.
Ld. of Admiralty Mar. 1812 – May 1813, Oct. 1813-Apr. 1818.
Dir. Greenwich Hosp. 1815 – d.
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Commons 1790-1820
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HOPE, Sir George Johnstone (1767-1818)
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HOPE, Hon. John (1765-1823), of Craighall, Linlithgow.
Family and Education
b. 17 Aug. 1765, 1st s. of John, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun [S], by 2nd w. Jean, da. of Robert Oliphant of Rossie, Perth; half-bro. of Hons. Alexander Hope and Charles Hope. educ. at home by Rev. John Gillies; Grand Tour. m. (1) 7 Aug. 1798, his cos. Elizabeth (d. 20 Mar. 1801), da. of Hon. Charles Hope Vere of Craigiehall, Linlithgow, s.p.; (2) 9 Feb. 1803, Louisa Dorothea, da. of Sir John Wedderburn, 6th Bt., of Blackness, Forfar, 9s. 2da. KB 26 Apr. 1809; cr. Baron Niddry [UK] 17 May 1814; suc. half-bro. James as 4th Earl of Hopetoun [S] 29 May 1816.
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Cornet 10 Drag. 1784; lt. 100 Ft. 1785, 27 Ft. 1786; capt. 17 Drag. 1789; maj. 1 Ft. 1792; lt.-col. 25 Ft. 1793; brevet col. 1796; adj.-gen. W.I. 1796 – 97; dep. and adj.-gen. Holland 1799; adj.-gen. Mediterranean 1800; col. N. Lowland fencibles 1799 – 1802; brig. 1801; maj.-gen. 1802; lt.-gov. Portsmouth 1805; col. 6 Batt. 60 Rifles 1805 – 06, 92 Highlanders 1806 – 20; c.-in-c. Ireland 1812 – 13; gen. 1819; col. 42 Highlanders 1823 – d.
PC [I] 10 Apr. 1812; capt. R. Co. Scottish archers and gold stick [S] 1819 – d.
Ld. lt. Linlithgow 1816 – d.
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Main residence: Craighall, Linlithgow.
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Commons 1790-1820
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HOPE, Hon. John (1765-1823)
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HOPE, William Johnstone (1766-1831), of Raehill, Dumfries.
Family and Education
b. 16 Aug. 1766, 3rd s. of John Hope, of Craigiehall, Linlithgow and bro. of Charles Hope of Granton, Edinburgh. educ. Edinburgh h.s. 1774-6. m. (1) 8 July 1792, Lady Anne Hope Johnstone (d. 28 Aug. 1818), da. of James, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun [S], 4s. 2da.; (2) 30 Oct. 1821, Maria, da. of Sir John Eden, 4th Bt., of West Auckland, Durham, wid. of Frederik Willem, 6th Earl of Athlone [I], s.p. KCB 2 Jan. 1815; GCB 4 Oct. 1825.
Offices Held
Entered RN 1777, lt. 1782, cdr. 1790, acting capt. 1790, capt. 1794; col. marines 1811 – 12; r.-adm. 1812; c.-in-c. at Leith 1813, 1816 – 18; v.-adm. 1819.
Ld. of Admiralty Apr. 1807 – Mar. 1809, Mar. 1820–7; member of ld. high admiral’s council May 1827 – Mar. 1828; treasurer, Greenwich Hosp. 1828, subsequently commr.; PC 24 Nov. 1820.
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Main residence: Raehill, Dumfries.
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Commons 1790-1820
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HOPE, William Johnstone (1766-1831)
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HOPKINS, Richard (?1728-99), of Oving, Bucks.
Family and Education
b. ?1728, 1st s. of Edward Hopkins of Coventry, Warws. by Anne Maria, da. and coh. of Hugh Chamberlain of Alderton Manor and Hinton Hall, Suff. educ. L. Inn 1739; Queens, Camb. 1746. unm. suc. fa. 1736.
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Clerk of the green cloth 1767 – 77; ld. of Admiralty Apr. 1782 – Apr. 1783, Apr. 1784 – June 1791, of Treasury June 1791-Feb. 1797.
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Main residence: Oving, Bucks.
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HOPKINS, Richard (?1728-99)
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