Sir John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun

• September 1704, d. 12 February 1781
• John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun was born on 7 September 1704.
• He was the son of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Lady Henrietta Johnstone.
• He married, firstly, Anne Ogilvy, daughter of James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater and Lady Elizabeth Hay, on 14 September 1733.
• He married, secondly, Jane Oliphant, daughter of Robert Oliphant, on 30 October 1762.
• He married, thirdly, Lady Elizabeth Leslie, daughter of Alexander Leslie, 7th Earl of Leven and Elizabeth Monypenny, on 10 June 1767.

John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Hope on 26 February 1742.

He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount of Aithrie on 26 February 1742.

He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Hopetoun on 26 February 1742.

He held the office of a Lord of Police [Scotland] between 1744 and 1760.

In 1747 he was appointed Curator Bonis (Trustee in Lunacy) for his half-uncle, 4th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell.

He held the office of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1754.

He died on 12 February 1781 at age 76.

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 16 2016, 11:00:55 UTC