William Johnstone Hope
British Royal Navy admiral and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vice Admiral Sir William Johnstone Hope, GCB (16 August 1766 – 2 May 1831) was a prominent and controversial British Royal Navy officer and politician in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain, whose career experienced fleet actions, disputes with royalty, party politics and entry to both Russian and British orders of chivalry. A popular officer, Hope served with Nelson, Duncan and Lord Keith through several campaigns, making connections which enabled him to secure a lengthy political career after his retirement from the Royal Navy in 1804 due to ill-health. After 26 years in Parliament, Hope was largely inactive and instead served as a Lord of the Admiralty and commissioner of Greenwich Naval Hospital. Hope died in 1832 after 55 years of naval and political service and was buried in the family plot in Scotland.
Sir William Johnstone Hope | |
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Born | 16 August 1766 (1766-08-16) Finchley, Middlesex |
Died | 2 May 1831 (1831-05-03) (aged 64) Bath, Somerset |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1777 to 1830 |
Rank | Royal Navy Vice-Admiral |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars • Glorious First of June • Invasion of the Batavian Republic Napoleonic Wars |
Awards | Commander of the Order of St John Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Other work | Lord of the Admiralty MP for Dumfries Burghs, 1800–1802 MP for Dumfriesshire, 1804–1830 |