Sir Harry Hope, 1st Baronet (24 September 1865 – 29 December 1959) was a Scottish Unionist politician and agriculturalist.

The youngest son of James Hope, who farmed extensively in the Lothians, Harry Hope followed in his father's footsteps. He became President of Scottish Chamber of Agriculture in 1908, and in the same year was invited to join the Scottish Agricultural Commission which was invited by the government of the Dominion of Canada to report on the country's agricultural resources.[1]

Hope sat as member of parliament (MP) for Buteshire from 1910 to 1918, Stirlingshire and Clackmannan Western from 1918 to 1922, and Forfar from 1924 to 1931. He was knighted in 1920. In 1932 he was created a Baronet, of Kinnettles in the County of Angus.

Hope sat on numerous boards and was Convenor of Angus County Council for many years. He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of the county in 1936 and Vice Lieutenant in 1938.[1]

Coat of arms

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Coat of arms of Harry Hope
 
Crest
A broken terrestrial globe surmounted by a rainbow proper.
Escutcheon
Azure, a chevron between two bezants in chief and the sun in his splendour in base or.
Motto
At Spes Non Fracta (But hope is unbroken)[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sir Harry Hope". The Times. 31 December 1959. p. 12.
  2. ^ Debrett's peerage and baronetage : founded in 1769, renamed Debrett in 1802. London: Macmillan. 1985. p. 455.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Buteshire
January 19101918
constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Stirlingshire & Clackmannan Western
19181922
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Forfar
19241931
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Kinnettles)
1931–1959
Succeeded by
James Hope