John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun

John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun
Born7 September 1704 Edit this on Wikidata
Died12 February 1781 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 76)
Spouse(s)Lady Anne Ogilvy, Jane Oliphant, Lady Elizabeth Leslie Edit this on Wikidata
Children13
Parent(s)
FamilyCharles Hope-Weir, Lady Henrietta Hope, Lady Sophia Hope, Lady Charlotte Hope, Lady Christian Hope Edit this on Wikidata

John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun (7 September 1704 – 12 February 1781) was the son of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Lady Henrietta Johnstone.

He married on 14 September 1733 to Anne Ogilvy, daughter of James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater (son of James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater) and Lady Elizabeth Hay. He married, secondly, Jane Oliphant (died 16 March 1767), daughter of Robert Oliphant, on 30 October 1762. He married, thirdly, Lady Elizabeth Leslie (died 10 April 1788), daughter of Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven and Elizabeth Monypenny, on 10 June 1767.

John Hope succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Hopetoun in 1742. In 1747 he was appointed Curator bonis (Trustee in Lunacy) for his half-uncle, the 4th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell.

Children by first marriage to Lady Anne Ogilvy

Hopetoun House, seat of Earl of Hopetoun
  • Elizabeth Hope (born 1739 – died 7 April 1756)

Children by second marriage to Jane Oliphant

Children from third marriage to Lady Elizabeth Leslie

Lady Elizabeth (Betty) was the sister of David Leslie, 6th Earl of Leven.


This page was last updated at 2024-03-25 19:56 UTC. Update now. View original page.

All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.


Top

If mathematical, chemical, physical and other formulas are not displayed correctly on this page, please useFirefox or Safari