James Hope-Johnstone - 3rd Earl of Hopetoun

Biography

Son of John Hope (1704-1781), 2nd Earl of Hopetoun, and Anne Ogilvy (d. 1759). Younger brother of Charles Hope. Married (1766) to Elizabeth Carnegie (1750-1793), dau of the 6th Earl of Northesk. They had at least three children, possibly even six, but none male, hence his titles was inherited by his half-brother upon his death.

He joined the Guards (3rd Regiment of Foot-guards) in 1758, and participated in the famous Battle of Minden during the Seven Years War. He left the army in 1764, and travelled for a while with his older brother, Charles, whose health was declining. In 1781 he succeeded to the title of Earl of Hopetoun, in 1784 he was elected a Representative Peer of Scotland, and in 1809 he was created Baron Hopetoun. He even served as Lord-Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire for some time. In 1792 he had inherited the large estates of his grand-uncle George Johnstone, 3rd Marquis of Annandale, although he did not assume Johnstone's titles. He did, however, change his name to Hope-Johnstone to reflect his inheritance.

Also known as

• 3rd Earl of Hopetoun

Life with James Boswell

Boswell met James Hope at the Court of Brunswick on June 27, 1764.

Notes

Sources include the Dictionary of National Biography, entry James Hope. It is available for reading online at Ancestry.co.uk.

Mentioned in

James Hope-Johnstone is mentioned in:

• Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland 1763-1764