John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun (7 September 1704 – 12 February 1781) was the son of

Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun Order of the Thistle, KT Privy Council, PC (1681 – 26 February 1742) was a Scotland, Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the son of John Hope of Hopetoun by a daughter of the John Hamilton, 4th Earl of Haddi ...

and Lady Henrietta Johnstone. He married on 14 September 1733 to Anne Ogilvy, daughter of

James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater and 2nd Earl of Seafield ( – 9 July 1764) was a Scottish peer. Early life James was born . He was the son of James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and the former Anne Dunbar. His father, the Lord Chancellor of ...

(son of

James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield, (11 July 166419 August 1730) was a Scottish politician. Life Findlater was the 2nd son of James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater and Lady Anne Montgomerie, a daughter of Hugh Montgome ...

) and Lady Elizabeth Hay. He married, secondly, Jane Oliphant (died 16 March 1767), daughter of Robert Oliphant, on 30 October 1762. He married, thirdly, Lady Elizabeth Leslie (died 10 April 1788), daughter of

Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven Alexander Melville (also Alexander Leslie), 5th Earl of Leven (28 May 1695 – 2 September 1754) was a Scottish aristocrat. Early life He was the son of David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven (1660–1728) and Lady Anne Wemyss (1675–1702). His mo ...

and Elizabeth Monypenny, on 10 June 1767. John Hope succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Hopetoun in 1742. In 1747 he was appointed

Curator bonis In Scots law, Scots and Roman-Dutch law, Roman-Dutch laws, a ''curator bonis'' is a legal representative appointed by a court to manage the finances, property, or estate of another person unable to do so because of mental or physical incapacity. T ...

(Trustee in Lunacy) for his half-uncle, the 4th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell.

Children by first marriage to Lady Anne Ogilvy include

* Elizabeth Hope (born 1739 – died 7 April 1756) *

James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun FRSE (23 August 1741 – 29 May 1816), known as Viscount Aithrie from 1742 to 1781, was a Scottish Representative Peer and military leader. Life Hopetoun was the son of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun, ...

(born 23 August 1741 – died 29 May 1817) * Lady Henrietta Hope (1750?–1786). * Sophia Hope (born 1759 – died 8 March 1813)

Children by second marriage to Jane Oliphant

* Lady Anne Hope (1763–1780) * Jane Hope (died 9 June 1829) * General

John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun General John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun, (17 August 1765 – 27 August 1823), known as The Honourable John Hope from 1781 to 1814 and as Lord Niddry from 1814 to 1816, was a Scottish politician and British Army officer. Military career Hopetoun ...

(born 17 August 1765 – died 27 August 1823) * Jean Hope

Children from third marriage to Lady Elizabeth Leslie

Lady Elizabeth (Betty) was the sister of

David Leslie, 6th Earl of Leven David Leslie, 6th Earl of Leven (4 May 1722 – 9 June 1802) was the son of Alexander Leslie, 5th Earl of Leven. Grand Master of Scottish Freemasons 1759–61; Deputy Governor of the Bank of Scotland; a Lord of Police 1772–82; High Commission ...

. * General Charles Hope (born 16 October 1768 – died 1 July 1828) * General Sir Alexander Hope (born 2 December 1769 – died 19 May 1837) * Lady Charlotte Hope (born 1778 – died 22 January 1834) (married her cousin,

Charles Hope, Lord Granton Rt Hon Lord Charles Hope FRSE (29 June 1763 – 30 October 1851) was a Scottish politician and judge. Life Hope was born on 29 June 1763, the eldest son of Mary Breton, the only daughter of Eliab Breton of Forty Hill, Enfield (a granddaughter o ...

) * Lady Mary Anne Hope (died 21 February 1838) (married

Patrick Murray of Ochtertyre Sir Patrick Murray of Ochtertyre, 6th Baronet FRSE (3 February 1771 – 1 June 1837) was a Scottish advocate, landowner and politician, serving as MP for Edinburgh from 1806 to 1812 and Baron of the Exchequer in 1820. He is sometimes referred to ...

)

References

* Charles Mosley, editor, ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition'', 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd., 1999), volume 1, page 81.

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