George William Hope

George William Hope
George William Hope
Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
	In office; 8 September 1841 – 8 January 1846
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Peel, Bt
Preceded by	Robert Vernon Smith
Succeeded by	The Lord Lyttelton
Personal details
Born	4 July 1808; Abercorn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
Died	18 October 1863 (aged 55); Luffness, North Berwickshire, Scotland
Nationality	British
Political party	Tory
Spouse(s)	Hon. Caroline Georgiana Montagu-Scott (d. 1891)

George William Hope (4 July 1808 – 18 October 1863), was a British Tory politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies under Sir Robert Peel from 1841 to 1846.

Background and education

Hope was the son of the Honourable Sir Alexander Hope, fourth son of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun. His mother was Georgiana Alicia Brown, daughter of George Brown. He was educated at Harrow.[1]

Political career

Hope was returned to Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in 1837.[2] When the Tories came to power under Sir Robert Peel in 1841, Hope was appointed Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, a post he held until the fall of the government in 1846. In 1842 he was returned for Southampton, a seat he lost in 1847.[3] He remained out of parliament until 1859, when he was returned for Windsor, a seat he represented until his death four years later.[4]

Family

The grave of Caroline Georgina Montagu Hope, Aberlady churchyard

Hope married the Honourable Caroline Georgiana Montagu-Scott, daughter of Henry Montagu-Scott, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton, in 1836. They had several children, including Sir Edward Stanley Hope, a Lunacy Commissioner, and Sir Herbert James Hope (1851-1930), Bankruptcy Registrar. Hope died at Luffness in October 1863, aged 55. Caroline Hope died in December 1891.[1] She is buried in Aberlady churchyard in East Lothian.

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References

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George William Hope

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Fowell Buxton William Wharton Burdon	Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis 1837–1842 With: Viscount Villiers	Succeeded by Ralph Bernal William Dougal Christie
Preceded by Lord Bruce Charles Cecil Martyn	Member of Parliament for Southampton 1842–1847 With: Humphrey St John-Mildmay	Succeeded by Sir Alexander Cockburn, Bt Brodie McGhie Willcox
Preceded by Charles Grenfell William Vansittart	Member of Parliament for Windsor 1859–1863 With: William Vansittart	Succeeded by William Vansittart Richard Henry Howard Vyse
Political offices
Preceded by Robert Vernon Smith	Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1841–1846	Succeeded by The Lord Lyttelton

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[thepeerage.com-1] thepeerage.com George William Hope

[2] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)

[3] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)

[4] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)