Sir Thomas Hope of Kerse (1606–1643) was a Scottish judge and politician.

Life

The second son of

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, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of John Bennett of Wallingford,

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, he was born on 6 August 1606. On 17 July 1631 he was admitted advocate. On 16 July 1633 Hope was knighted by

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. He bought the heritable position of the

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in 1738 from William Livingston and was commissioner in the Scottish parliament for

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in 1639, 1640, and 1641. In 1639, and again in 1640, he was colonel of the troop raised by the College of Justice to attend General David Leslie as his bodyguard. In September 1641 he proposed in parliament, on behalf of the barons, that the estates should appoint officers of state and privy councillors by ballot, but the proposal was lost. His

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house, Hope House, on the

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, was demolished to build Edinburgh Central Library. The inscribed door lintel, reading "TECUM HABITA 1616" is built into the main stair of the library near the Edinburgh Room. Hope was prominent in opposing Charles I's demand for a public inquiry into " The Incident", and was the author of the compromise made between the king and the estates over the appointment of

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, as

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. On 13 November 1641 the estates appointed him an

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and lord justice-general, and he was also a commissioner to treat with the English parliament for the suppression of the Irish Rebellion. In the parliament of 1643, Hope was member for

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, but died that year on 23 August, at Edinburgh. He wrote the book ''The Law Repertorie''.

Recognition

He gave his name to Hope's Close on

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.Grant's Old and New Edinburgh, vol1 chapter 12

Family

He married Helen Rae, daughter of Adam Rae of Pitsindie and had the following known children: *Thomas *Sir

Alexander Hope of Kerse Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are A ...

, 1st Baronet Hope of Kerse created on 30 May 1672 *Anna

References

;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Hope, Thomas 1606 births 1643 deaths

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Senators of the College of Justice Shire Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1639–1641 Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1643–44 Younger sons of baronets Lords Justice-General