Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun
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Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun KT PC (1681 – 26 February 1742) was a
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nobleman.


Early life

He was the son of John Hope of Hopetoun by a daughter of the 4th Earl of Haddington. His father, John Hope, purchased the
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of Niddry Castle from George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton around 1680. He also bought the neighbouring barony of Abercorn, with the office of heritable sheriff of the County of Linlithgow, from Sir Walter Seton. His paternal grandfather was
Sir James Hope of Hopetoun Sir James Hope of Hopetoun (1614–1661) was a Scottish lawyer, industrialist and politician. Life The sixth son of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, Fife, Scotland, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of John Binning or Bennet of Wallyford, Haddingtons ...
and paternal great-grandfather was Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet of Craighall, Fife.


Peerage

In 1681, John Hope was shire commissioner for Linlithgow in the Parliament of Scotland. The following year, his father drowned with the sinking of in 1682. Traveling with the
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, family tradition has that his father had secured a seat in a rescue boats but gave it up to the Duke of York. The tradition continues that in recognition of this act, Charles was created Earl of Hopetoun in the
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by Queen Anne on 15 April 1703, shortly after reaching his majority.


Career

Charles Hope supported the
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. He later served as a Scottish
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at Westminster, from 1722 until his death. Lord Hopetoun acted as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1723, and was Governor of the Bank of Scotland from 1740 until his death. He was created a Knight of the Thistle in 1738. Around 1738/9 he bought the entire estate of Ormiston from John Cockburn of Ormiston who had ironically bankrupted himself due to the cost of agricultural improvements and building the "model village" of Ormiston in 1736.


Personal life

In 1699, Charles Hope married Lady Henrietta Johnstone, daughter of William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale and the former Sophia Fairholm (a daughter of John Fairholm of Craigiehall). Their children include: * Lady Sophia Hope (1702–1761), who married, as his second wife, James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater, in 1723. *
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 ...
(1704–1781), who married Lady Anne Ogilvy, second daughter of James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater. * Lady Henrietta Hope (1706–1745), who married, as his first wife, Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier of Merchistoun, after 1729. * Lady Margaret Hope (1708–1778), who married John Dundas of Duddingston in 1745. *
Charles Hope-Weir The Hon. Charles Hope-Weir (or Hope-Vere) (8 May 1710 – 30 December 1791) was a Scottish politician. Life Born The Hon. Charles Hope, he was the second son of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Lady Henrietta Johnstone, daughter of Willia ...
(1710–1791), who married Catherine Weir, daughter and heiress of Sir William Weir of Blackwood, Bt. After her death in 1743, he married Lady Anne Vane, a daughter of Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington; he married thirdly to Helen Dunbar, a daughter of George Dunbar of Leuchold. * Lady Helen Hope (1711–1778), who married James Watson of Saughton, in 1737. * Lady Christian Hope (1714–1799), who married Thomas Graham of Balgowan in 1743. * Lady Charlotte Hope (1720–1788), who married the Thomas Erskine,
Lord Erskine The Lordship of Parliament of Erskine (Lord Erskine) was created around 1426 for Sir Robert Erskine. The sixth lord was created Earl of Mar in 1565, with which title (and the earldom of Kellie) the lordship then merged. Lords Erskine (c. 1426) * ...
, eldest son and heir apparent of John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar and Lady Margaret Hay (daughter of
Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull (1660 – 5 January 1719), styled as Viscount Dupplin from 1697–1709, was a Scottish peer and Conservative politician. Biography He was a descendant of Peter Hay of Rattray, Perthshire (younger brother ...
), in 1741. Lord Hopetoun died on 26 February 1742 and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, John.


References

1681 births 1742 deaths Earls of Hopetoun Peers of Scotland created by Queen Anne Scottish representative peers Knights of the Thistle
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Shire Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland Governors of the Bank of Scotland Lords High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1702–1707 {{Scotland-earl-stub