John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun
John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun ( 7 September 1704 - 12 February 1781 ) was a Scottish - British nobleman .
He was the eldest son of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun , from his marriage to Lady Henrietta Johnstone, daughter of William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale . When his father died in 1742, he inherited his title of nobility as 2nd Earl of Hopetoun .
From 1744 to 1760 he held the office of Lord of Police (Home Secretary) for Scotland. In 1747 he was appointed trustee ( curator bonis ) over his property because of a mental illness of his half-uncle, George Johnstone, 4th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (1720-1792) . In 1754 he was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland .
Marriages and offspring
Hope was married three times. His first marriage was on September 14, 1733, Lady Anne Ogilvy († 1759), a daughter of James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater . With her he had four daughters and five sons:
- Lady Elizabeth Hope (1736–1756), ⚭ 1754 Henry Douglas, Earl of Drumlanrig (1722–1754), son of Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry ;
- Lady Henrietta Hope (1738-1738);
- Charles Hope, Lord Hope (1740-1766);
- James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun (1741-1816);
- Hon. John Hope (1743-1759);
- Lady Henrietta Hope (1746-1786);
- Hon. William Hope (1749-1750);
- Hon. Henry Hope (1749-1776);
- Lady Sophia Hope (1759–1813), ⚭ 1779 Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington .
In his second marriage, he married on October 30, 1762 Jane Oliphant († 1767), daughter of Robert Oliphant, lord of Rossie in Perthshire . With her he had two daughters and a son:
- Lady Anne Hope (1763-1780);
- John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun (1765-1823), British Army general;
- Lady Jane Hope (1766-1829), ⚭ (1) 1793 Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville , ⚭ (2) 1814 Thomas Wallace, 1st Baron Wallace .
In his third marriage, he married on June 10, 1767 Lady Elizabeth Leslie († 1788), daughter of Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven . With her he had two sons and four daughters:
- Hon. Charles Hope of Waughton (1768-1828), MP, British Army general;
- Hon. Sir Alexander Hope (1769-1837), MP, General in the British Army;
- Lady Charlotte Hope (1771–1834), ⚭ 1793 Rt. Hon. Charles Hope of Ganton, Lord President of the Court of Session;
- Lady Margaret Hope (1772-1831), ⚭ 1793 Alexander Maclean of Ardgour († 1855);
- Lady Mary Anne Hope (1773–1838), ⚭ 1794 Patrick Murray of Ochtertyre († 1837).
literature
- Charles Mosley (Ed.): Burke's Peerage and Baronetage . Volume 1, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd., Crans 1999, p. 81.
Web links
- John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun on thepeerage.com
- Hopetoun, Earl of (S, 1703) at Cracroft's Peerage
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Charles Hope |
Earl of Hopetoun 1742-1781 |
James Hope-Johnstone |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hope, John, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hope, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | peer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1704 |
DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1781 |