George William Hope (4 July 1808 – 18 October 1863), was a British

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politician. He served as

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under

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from 1841 to 1846.

Background and education

Hope was the son of the Honourable Sir Alexander Hope, fourth son of

John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun (7 September 1704 – 12 February 1781) was the son of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Lady Henrietta Johnstone. He married on 14 September 1733 to Anne Ogilvy, daughter of James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater ...

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Political career

Hope was returned to Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in 1837. When the Tories came to power under

in 1841, Hope was appointed

, a post he held until the fall of the government in 1846. In 1842 he was returned for

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, a seat he lost in 1847. He remained out of parliament until 1859, when he was returned for

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, a seat he represented until his death four years later.

Family

The grave of Caroline Georgina Montagu Hope, Aberlady churchyard

Hope married the Honourable Caroline Georgiana Montagu-Scott, daughter of

Henry Montagu-Scott, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton Henry James Montagu-Scott, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton (16 December 1776 – 30 October 1845) Early life Lord Henry James Scott was born on 16 December 1776. He was the youngest son of Lady Elizabeth Montagu (1743–1827) and Henry Scott, 3rd ...

, in 1836. They had several children, including Sir Edward Stanley Hope, a Lunacy Commissioner, and Sir Herbert James Hope (1851-1930), Bankruptcy Registrar. Hope died at

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in October 1863, aged 55. Caroline Hope died in December 1891. She is buried in

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churchyard in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hope, George William 1808 births 1863 deaths George William People educated at Harrow School Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Tory MPs (pre-1834) UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1859–1865 Scottish barristers Members of the Bar of England and Wales