Sir John Hope, 16th Baronet

File:Major John Augustus Hope, 16th Baronet, Illustrated London News London, England, September 14, 1912.png, 14 September 1912]]

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,{{cite web|title=Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lfk-AQAAMAAJ&q=%22sir+john+augustus+hope%22|website=Google Books|access-date=28 May 2017|page=330|year=1922}} 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.Hart′s Army list, 1903 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.{{cite news|title=Biographical Notes; Major Hope, M.P., Wounded|url=http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/searchbna/viewrecord/bl/0000540/19150804/402/0009|access-date=28 May 2017|publisher=The Scotsman Newspaper|date=4 August 1915|location=Edinburgh, Scotland|page=9}} He was back as a regular officer in the 3rd battalion of his regiment in early September 1902,{{London Gazette|issue=27487|page=6738|date=24 October 1902}} 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.

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.Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916 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.{{Cite web |title=John Augustus Hope |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL8-N2LP?lang=en |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=FamilySearch}} 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. The couple had the following children:

Sir Archibald Philip Hope (1912–1987), 17th Baronet Hope of Craighall, 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 ItalyThe Annals of The King's Royal Rifle Corps vol VII pp160-162
Lt.-Col. Hugh Alexander Hope, OBE MC, (1914-1982), fought in WWII with the King's Royal Rifle CorpsThe Annals of The King's Royal Rifle Corps vol VII pp106
Katharine Anne Hope (1916-1987), married Carl Raymond Davis[http://www.bbm.org.uk/as-davis.htm "The Airmen's Stories – F/Lt. C R Davis."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103025341/http://www.bbm.org.uk/as-davis.htm|date=3 November 2009}} The Battle of Britain London Monument. Retrieved: 25 December 2010.

References

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External links

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[https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hope&GSiman=1&GScid=1974003&GRid=179780950& Sir John's Find A Grave Memorial]

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