John James Hope-Johnstone of Annandale DL (29 November 1796 – 11 July 1876) was a Scottish Tory politician.
John Hope-Johnstone | |
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| Member of the British Parliament for Dumfriesshire | |
| In office 1857–1865 | |
| Preceded by | Viscount Drumlanrig |
| Succeeded by | George Gustavus Walker |
| In office 1830–1847 | |
| Preceded by | William Johnstone Hope |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Drumlanrig |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John James Johnstone 29 November 1796 |
| Died | 11 July 1876 (aged 79) |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse |
Alicia Anne Gordon (m. 1816) |
| Children | 11 |
| Parents |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Early life
editHope-Johnstone was born on 29 November 1796. He was the eldest son of Vice-Admiral Sir William Johnstone Hope GCB, and Lady Anne Hope-Johnstone, the eldest daughter of James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun.[1]
Career
editHe was Keeper of Lochmaben Palace.[2] Hope-Johnstone was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfriesshire from 1830 until 1847 and again from 1857 to 1865.[3]
He succeeded his father after the latter's retirement, reportedly at the urging of the newly crowned king William IV.[4] While in Parliament, he supported several reform bills and introduced a petition from Church of Scotland ministers supporting daily Bible classes for Protestant children in Ireland.[4]
He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire in 1874.[5] He was de jure 7th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell.[6] He on several occasions sought to obtain a peerage, but was ultimately unsuccessful.
Personal life
editOn 8 July 1816 he married Alicia Anne Gordon, eldest daughter of George Gordon, Esq. He lived at Raehills in Lockerbie (where he considerably extended the house but faced "estate debts"),[4] and Hook House, Dumfriesshire. Together, they had at least eleven children, including:[4]
- William James Hope Johnstone (1819–1850), who married Hon. Octavia Sophia Bosville Macdonald, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Godfrey Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald and Louisa Maria la Coast (an illegitimate daughter of Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh), in 1841.[6]
- George Gordon Hope Johnstone (1820–1866), a Captain who married Adelaide Mary Wentworth Sinclair, daughter of Sir George Sinclair, 2nd Baronet, in 1845.[6]
- Robert Gordon Hope Johnstone (1829–1890), who married Agnes Swanson, daughter of Col. John Swanson, in 1855.[6]
- Charles Hope Johnstone (1830–1855), a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.[6]
- Alice Hope Johnstone (d. 1890), who married Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet, a son of Sir James Montgomery, 2nd Baronet, in 1845.[6]
- David Baird Hope Johnstone (d. 1886), a Captain in the 92nd Highlanders who married Margaret Elizabeth Grierson, daughter of Lt.-Col. William Grierson, in 1860. After they divorced, he married Eliza Archer, daughter of T. Archer, in 1874.[6]
The cause of his death in 1876 was given as "general decay".[4] As his eldest son William predeceased him, the claim to the earldom of Annandale and Hartfell passed to his grandson, John Hope Johnstone (1842–1912).[6]
References
edit- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999, volume 1, page 82.
- ^ Oliver & Boyd's New Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository, 1845.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 581. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ a b c d e Fisher, David. "HOPE JOHNSTONE, John James (1796-1876), of Raehills, Dumfries". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "No. 8463". The Edinburgh Gazette. 31 March 1874. p. 217.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Morris, Susan (2020). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. p. 1548. ISBN 9781999767051.
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