John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun


The Earl of Hopetoun

Portrait by John Hoppner
Born17 August 1765 (1765-08-17)
Abercorn, West Lothian
Died27 August 1823(1823-08-27) (aged 58)
Paris, France
Buried
Abercorn, West Lothian
AllegianceGreat Britain
United Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
RankGeneral
CommandsIreland
Conflicts
AwardsKnight of the Order of the Bath
Captain-General of the Royal Company of Archers

General John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun, GCB, PC (Ire), FRSE (17 August 1765 – 27 August 1823), known as The Honourable John Hope from 1781 to 1814 and as Lord Niddry from 1814 to 1816, was a British Army officer and politician.