Summary
General Sir William Hope, 14th Baronet, KCB (12 January 1819 – 5 September 1898) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.
Sir William Hope | |
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 General Sir William Hope, Photo, The Graphic, An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper, London, England, 10 September 1898 | |
| Born | 12 January 1819 |
| Died | 5 September 1898 (aged 79) Pinkie House, Musselburgh |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Commander-in-Chief, Scotland |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War Indian Mutiny Ambela Campaign |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Military career edit
Born the fifth son of Sir John Hope, 11th Baronet and Anne Wedderburn, daughter of Sir John Wedderburn of Ballindean, 6th Baronet of Blackness,[1] Hope was commissioned into the British Army in 1835.[2] He served with the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot at the Siege of Sebastopol in Winter 1854 during the Crimean War.[3] He commanded a brigade at Rajghur in 1858 during the Indian Mutiny and commanded his regiment in operations at Euzofzie and at Crag Piquet in 1863 during the Ambela Campaign.[2] Promoted to major-general in 1868, he went on to command the troops in the North British District from 1880 to 1881[4] and retired as a full general in 1891.[2]
Family edit
On 22 January 1862, Hope married a cousin, Alicia Henrietta Wedderburn, daughter of Sir John Wedderburn, 2nd Baronet.[3] Dying without issue, Hope was succeeded by Sir Alexander Hope, 15th Baronet Hope of Craighall, J.P., of Kingston Grange, Liberton.[5] Hope and his wife are buried in the Hope family plot at St. Michael's Parish Church, Inveresk, Scotland.[6]
References edit
- ^ Sir Bernard Brook (1880). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Volume 42, Part 1. Henry Colburn. p. 646. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "The Late General Sir William Hope". The Graphic. 10 September 1898. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Sir William Hope, 14th Baronet". The Peerage.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "No. 24954". The London Gazette. 25 March 1881. p. 1360.
- ^ "Death of General Hope". No. Fourth Edition. Edinburgh, Scotland: The Edinburgh Evening News. 5 September 1898. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "General Sir William Hope". Billion graves. Retrieved 3 June 2017.