Sir John Hope, 16th Baronet
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Augustus Hope, 16th Baronet, OBE (7 July 1869 – 17 April 1924) was a British soldier and politician.
Life
Hope was son of Rev. Charles Augustus Hope, Rector of Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire,[1] He entered the British Army when he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) on 22 May 1889, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on 1 July 1891 and to captain on 22 August 1897.[2] Major in 1905. He served in the Second Boer War in South Africa in 1901-1902 and was awarded the Queen's medal with 4 clasps.[3] He was back as a regular officer in the 3rd battalion of his regiment in early September 1902,[4] and was promoted to major in 1905. He later served in World War I with the 9th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, was wounded and awarded the OBE in 1919.
He succeeded his uncle, Sir Alexander Hope, 15th Baronet (1824–1918), on 7 March 1918 as the 16th Baronet Hope of Craighall.[1]
Hope was an unsuccessful Unionist candidate for Midlothian at the December 1910 General Election, but was elected for the seat at a by-election in 1912.[5] In 1918 when the constituency was split, he was elected as Conservative member for Midlothian North and Peebles, which he held until 1922.
Hope probated his will, in Musselburgh, on 6 March 1924.[6] He died on 17 April 1924, aged 54.
Family
In 1910 Hope married the Hon. Mary Bruce, OBE, eldest daughter of Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh.[1] The couple had the following children:
- Sir Archibald Philip Hope (1912–1987), 17th Baronet Hope of Craighall,[1] commanded No. 601 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain
- Lt.-Col. John Cecil Hope, DSO MC, (1913-1945), 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps died on 24 April 1945 on active duty in Italy[7]
- Lt.-Col. Hugh Alexander Hope, OBE MC, (1914-1982), fought in WWII with the King's Royal Rifle Corps[8]
- Katharine Anne Hope (1916-1987), married Carl Raymond Davis[9]
References
- ^ a b c d "Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage". Google Books. 1922. p. 330. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ^ "Biographical Notes; Major Hope, M.P., Wounded". Edinburgh, Scotland: The Scotsman Newspaper. 4 August 1915. p. 9. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "No. 27487". The London Gazette. 24 October 1902. p. 6738.
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ "John Augustus Hope". FamilySearch. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ The Annals of The King's Royal Rifle Corps vol VII pp160-162
- ^ The Annals of The King's Royal Rifle Corps vol VII pp106
- ^ "The Airmen's Stories – F/Lt. C R Davis." Archived 3 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine The Battle of Britain London Monument. Retrieved: 25 December 2010.