Person Hope; Sir; William Johnstone (1766 - 1831) Hope William Johnstone Sir 1766 - 1831 Male 16 August 1766 02 May 1831

Sailor Career: Entered Royal Navy under his uncle Captain Charles Hope, serving with him in ships in the home, Lisbon and Newfoundland stations; Lieutenant of the Borees under Nelson (1787); served in Egypt (1800-1801); MP for Dumfries (1800-1804); Lord of the Admiralty (1807-1809); Vice Admiral (1819); Commander-in-Chief at Leith (1813-1818); Member of the Admiralty Board (1820-1828) Honours: KCB 1815; GCB 1825 Son of John Hope, writer; grandson of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun; married 1) (1792) Lady Anne, daughter of Janes 3rd Earl of Hopetoun; 2) (1821) Maria, Dowager Countess of Athlone Fellow 24/03/1808 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 16 Aug 1766 - 2 May 1831 NA7433 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes e542d68c-e4fa-4a2e-8dcd-71dda864f2e7