John Augustus Hope

John Augustus Hope

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Augustus Hope, 16th Baronet OBE (7 July 1869 - 17 April 1924) was a British soldier and politician.

The son of Rev. Canon Charles Augustus Hope, Rector of Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, Hope entered the army in 1889 and was promoted to the rank of Major in 1905. He served in South Africa in 1901-1902 and was awarded the Queen's medal with 4 clasps. He later served in World War I with the 9th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, was wounded and awarded the OBE.

In 1910 Hope married the Hon. Mary Bruce, OBE, eldest daughter of Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh. He succeeded his uncle in 1918 as 16th baronet.

Hope was unsuccessful Unionist candidate for Midlothian in 1910, and was elected for the seat in 1912. In 1918 when the constituency was split, he was elected as Conservative Unionist member for Midlothian North and Peebles, which he held until 1922.


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