Sir James Hope, Kt., of Hopetoun

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James Hope, Kt.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hopetoun, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
Death: November 01, 1661 (47)
Granton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
Place of Burial: Cramond, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Thomas Thomas Hope and Lady Elizabeth Hope
Husband of Anne Foulis and Mary Murray
Father of John Hope, of Hopetoun and Sir William Hope of Kirkliston, 1st Baronet
Brother of Sir John Hope, Kt.; Sir Thomas Hope, Kt.; Sir Alexander Hope, Kt.; Patrick Hope; Margaret Hope and 17 others

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About Sir James Hope, Kt., of Hopetoun

Wikipedia Biographical Summary

"James Hope of Hopetoun (1614–1661), was a Scottish industrialist and politician. He was the owner of Keith Marischal."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'James Hope of Hopetoun', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 17 November 2012, 22:21 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Hope_of_Hopetoun&ol...> [accessed 23 November 2012]

Biographical Summary

"Sir James Hope of Hopetoun - Sixth son of the celebrated Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, Lord Advocate of Charles I., by Elizabeth, daughter of John Bennet of Wallyford, was born 12th July 1614... He was admitted an Ordinary Lord on the 1st June 1649, and was elected a commissioner for the county of Stirling in 1649 and 1650, and named one of the Committee of Estates... He died at Granton, on the 23rd November 1661, immediately on his landing from Holland, where he had contracted the disease then known as the Flanders sickness."

SOURCE: An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: From Its Institution in MDXXXII; by George Brunton, David Haig; 1832; Page 321

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Sir James Hope, Kt., of Hopetoun's Timeline

1614
July 12, 1614
Hopetoun, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
July 12, 1614
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1650
1650
Hopetoun, West Lothian, Scotland
1660
April 15, 1660
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1661
November 1, 1661
Age 47
Granton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
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Cramond, City of Edinburgh, Scotland