| Authorised form of name | Hope; Sir; William Johnstone (1766 - 1831) |
| Dates | 1766 - 1831 |
| Date of birth | 16 August 1766 |
| Date of death | 02 May 1831 |
| Occupation | Sailor |
| Activity | 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
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 24/03/1808 |
| Relationships | 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 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA7433 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1807/19 | Hope, Sir William Johnstone: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/002245 | Hope, Sir William Johnstone | nd |