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John Hope (architect)
John Hope may refer to: United Kingdom * John Hope (died c.1599), MP for Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency) * John Hope, Lord Craighall (1605?–1654), Scottish judge *Sir John Bruce Hope (c.1684–1766), MP for Kinross, 1727–1734, 1741–1747 *John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun (1704–1781) *John Hope (botanist) (1725–1786), Scottish surgeon and botanist * John Hope (writer) (1739–1785), British politician and writer *John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun (1765–1823), Scottish soldier and politician *Sir John Hope (British Army officer, born 1765) (1765–1836), British Army general *Sir John Hope, 11th Baronet (1781–1853), MP for Midlothian, 1845–1853 *John Hope, Lord Hope (1794–1858), Scottish judge * John Hope (lawyer) (1807-1893), Scottish lawyer and philanthropist *John Hope (Liberal politician) (1860–1949), Scottish Liberal politician *Sir John Hope, 16th Baronet (1869–1924), MP for Midlothian, 1912–1918, and Midlothian North and Peebles, 1918–1922 *John H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hope (died C
John Hope may refer to: United Kingdom * John Hope (died c.1599), MP for Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency) *John Hope, Lord Craighall (1605?–1654), Scottish judge *Sir John Bruce Hope (c.1684–1766), MP for Kinross, 1727–1734, 1741–1747 *John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun (1704–1781) *John Hope (botanist) (1725–1786), Scottish surgeon and botanist *John Hope (writer) (1739–1785), British politician and writer *John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun (1765–1823), Scottish soldier and politician *Sir John Hope (British Army officer, born 1765) (1765–1836), British Army general *Sir John Hope, 11th Baronet (1781–1853), MP for Midlothian, 1845–1853 *John Hope, Lord Hope (1794–1858), Scottish judge * John Hope (lawyer) (1807-1893), Scottish lawyer and philanthropist *John Hope (Liberal politician) (1860–1949), Scottish Liberal politician *Sir John Hope, 16th Baronet (1869–1924), MP for Midlothian, 1912–1918, and Midlothian North and Peebles, 1918–1922 *John Hope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon
John Adrian Louis Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon, PC (7 April 1912 – 18 January 1996), known as Lord John Hope from 1912 to 1964, was a British aristocrat and Tory politician. Early life Hope was the younger son of Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, and Doreen Maud Milner. His elder twin brother was Charles Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow. He was educated at Ludgrove, Eton and Christ Church, Oxford and served in the Second World War in Norway and Italy with the Scots Guards, achieving the rank of temporary Major. He was twice mentioned in despatches. Political career In 1945 Hope was elected Member of Parliament for Midlothian and Peebles North, a seat he held until 1950, and then represented Edinburgh Pentlands from 1950 to 1964. Hope served in the Conservative administrations of Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan as Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1954 to 1956, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Commonw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hope (cricketer, Born 1841)
John Hayhurst Hope (6 February 1841 – 12 November 1910) was an English-born cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Otago between the 1863–64 and 1866–67 seasons. Hope was born at Little Eaton in Derbyshire and educated at Aldenham.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 69. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Available onlineat the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) He played in the first four first-class matches played in New Zealand, all for Otago against Canterbury. A wicket-keeper, Hope scored a total of 84 runs and took 12 catches. In New Zealand he worked for the New Zealand Customs Department. He moved to Argentina in the late 1860s where he farmed cattle.''Otago Daily Times'', issue 4980, 2 February 1878, p. 2.Available onlineat Papers Past. Retrieved 18 July 2023.) He died in 1910 at the age of 69 at Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hope, 7th Earl Of Hopetoun
John Adrian Louis Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, (25 September 1860 – 29 February 1908) was a British aristocrat and statesman who served as the first governor-general of Australia, in office from 1901 to 1902. He was previously Governor of Victoria from 1889 to 1895. Hopetoun was born into the Scottish nobility, and succeeded his father as Earl of Hopetoun at the age of 12. He attended Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, but opted not to pursue a full-time military career. Hopetoun sat with the Conservative Party in the House of Lords, and became a Lord-in-waiting in 1885 and Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1887. He was appointed Governor of Victoria at the age of 29, and had a successful tenure in a time of political and economic instability. After returning to England in 1895, Hopetoun served in Lord Salisbury's cabinet as Paymaster General and Lord Chamberlain. The announcement of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hope (Australian Politician)
John Hope (23 July 1842 – 12 May 1926) was a Scottish-born Tasmanian politician. He was born in Aberdeen. In 1900 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for Devonport. He transferred to Kentish in 1903 and in 1909, with the introduction of proportional representation, he was elected as an Anti-Socialist member for the seat of Wilmot. In 1911 he resigned from the House of Assembly to successfully contest the Legislative Council seat of Meander. He served as Chair of Committees from 1921 until his death in Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ... in 1926. References 1842 births 1926 deaths Free Trade Party politicians Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope & Co
Hope & Co. was a Dutch bank that existed for two and a half centuries. The bank was located in Amsterdam until 1795; originally it concentrated on Great Britain. From 1750 it played a major part in the finances of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) through Thomas Hope and his brother Adrian. During the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) the Hope brothers profited from the Netherlands' neutral position and became very wealthy. The Hopes became heavily involved in the Dutch Caribbean, and Danish West Indies. They specialised in plantation loans, in which the entire produce of the plantation was remitted to the lender, who would supervise its sale in order to secure repayment. In this way, the Hopes helped the plantation economy to become integrated into a global network of financiers and consumers. The Hope family were among the richest in Europe at the time. The family business focused on financing commercial transactions and especially on issuing money loans to monarchs and governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hope
John Hope (14 February 1737 – 20 April 1784), also known as Jan Hope, was a wealthy Dutch banker, participating in Hope & Co., a member of the city council and an art collector. In 1770 he was appointed as manager of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He is also known today for his Groenendaal Park in Heemstede, where he summered on his estate. Shortly before he died he bought the nearby "Bosbeek". This estate became one of the first examples of a large garden in the ' English Style' in the Netherlands, and shaped by his second son Adrian Elias. His oldest son Thomas Hope became a designer of neoclassical interior decoration, and his youngest son Henry Philip Hope a gem collector and jewelry specialist (and owned the legendary Hope Diamond). Early years Jan was an only child, born in Amsterdam into the Hope trading, shipping and banking family. He was the son of Thomas Hope and Margaretha Marcelis. Baptized as Jan in the Mennonite church, he had himself re-baptized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hope (baseball)
John Alan Hope (December 21, 1970 – April 18, 2018) was an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ... (MLB) from 1993 to 1996. References External links 1970 births 2018 deaths American expatriate baseball players in Canada Atlantic City Surf players Augusta Pirates players Baseball players from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Calgary Cannons players Carolina Mudcats players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Gulf Coast Pirates players Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds players Major League Baseball pitchers Pittsburgh Pirates players Salem Buccaneers players Welland Pirates players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hope (meteorologist)
John Raymond Hope (May 14, 1919 – June 13, 2002) was an American meteorologist who specialized in hurricane forecasting and was an on-air personality on The Weather Channel. Life history Born in Pennsylvania, Hope served as a flight navigator in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After returning to civilian life, Hope earned a degree in meteorology from the University of Illinois. In 2002, he died from complications of an open heart surgery. National Weather Service Hope worked as a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee, for thirteen years. When astronaut John Glenn made his famous spaceflight in 1962, Hope served on the mission's meteorological team. In 1968, Hope began working for the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. While at the center, Hope began receiving recognition for his technical achievements in hurricane forecasting. During this time, he developed a theorem commonly known as the John Hope Rule. It consists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hope (educator)
John Hope (June 2, 1868 – February 22, 1936), born in Augusta, Georgia, was an American educator and political activist, the first African-descended president of both Morehouse College in 1906 and of Atlanta University in 1929, where he worked to develop graduate programs. Both are historically Black colleges. Determined to finish his education after having had to leave school to help support his family after his father's death, Hope went North: graduating from Worcester Academy and Brown University. He returned to the South to teach, and in 1906 became the first African American president of Atlanta Baptist College. He served as president until his death in 1936. After the college's affiliation with Atlanta University, Hope was selected in 1929 as the university's first African-American president; he worked to develop that institution's graduate programs to ensure higher education for Blacks. Hope was active in national civil rights organizations, including the Niagara Moveme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John C
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hope (merchant)
John Hope was a French courtier and merchant who settled in Edinburgh. According to family histories "John de Hope" came to Scotland in the entourage of Madeleine of Valois in 1537. His family was from Picardy, and their original name was Houblon. It seems more likely that he was John Hope ''alias'' "Petit Johnne, Trumpetour", possibly in the service of John Stewart, Duke of Albany, governor of Scotland, and made a burgess of Edinburgh in March 1517. He set up business as a merchant in Edinburgh and married Bessie (or Elizabeth) Cumming. The royal treasurer's account mention French grey cloth bought from a "Johne Hoip" in September 1537 for the costumes of the grooms in the royal stable, and that in August 1537 "Johne Hope" was among the merchants who supplied black cloth for the mourning clothes and riding equipment worn by the ladies in waiting of Madeleine of Valois. The Hope family were dealers in textiles like many successful Edinburgh merchants, and imported luxury fab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
