John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun
| The Earl of Hopetoun | |
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John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun
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| Born | 17 August 1765 Abercorn, West Lothian |
| Died |
27 August 1823 (aged 58) Paris, France |
| Buried at | Abercorn, West Lothian |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Ireland |
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| Awards |
Knight of the Order of the Bath |
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Knight of the Order of the Bath
General John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun PC KB FRSE (17 August 1765 – 27 August 1823), known as the Honourable John Hope from 1781 to 1814 and as the Lord Niddry from 1814 to 1816, was a Scottish politician and British Army officer.
Hopetoun was the only son of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun, by his second wife Jane or Jean Oliphant. His mother died when he was only one year old. He was commissioned into the 10th Light Dragoons in 1784. He sat as Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire from 1790 to 1800.
He took part in the capture of the French West Indies and Spanish West Indies in 1796 and 1797. In 1799 he was sent to Den Helder as Deputy Adjutant-General and was present at the Battle of Bergen and the Battle of Castricum. In 1801 he was sent to Cairo and then to Alexandria to take the surrender of the French garrisons there. He became Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth and General Officer Commanding South-West District in June 1805.
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