Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Augustus Hope, 16th Baronet, OBE (7 July 1869 – 17 April 1924) was a British soldier and politician.
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Early life and career
Hope was son of Rev. Charles Augustus Hope, Rector of Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire,
Army career
He entered the British Army when he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) on 22 May 1889, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on 1 July 1891 and to captain on 22 August 1897. Major in 1905. He served in the Second Boer War in South Africa in 1901-1902 and was awarded the Queen's medal with 4 clasps. He was back as a regular officer in the 3rd battalion of his regiment in early September 1902, and was promoted to major in 1905. He later served in World War I with the 9th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, was wounded and awarded the OBE in 1919.
Political career
Hope was an unsuccessful Unionist candidate for Midlothian at the December 1910 General Election, but was elected for the seat at a by-election in 1912.
In 1918 when the constituency was split, he was elected as Conservative member for Midlothian North and Peebles, which he held until 1922.
Personal life and death
In 1910 Hope married the Hon. Mary Bruce, OBE, eldest daughter of Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh. The couple had the following children:
Sir Archibald Philip Hope (1912–1987), 17th Baronet Hope of Craighall, commanded No. 601 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain
Lt.-Col. John Cecil Hope, DSO MC, (1913-1945), 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps died on 24 April 1945 on active duty in Italy
Lt.-Col. Hugh Alexander Hope, OBE MC, (1914-1982), fought in WWII with the King's Royal Rifle Corps
Katharine Anne Hope (1916-1987), married Carl Raymond Davis
He succeeded his uncle, Sir Alexander Hope, 15th Baronet (1824–1918), on 7 March 1918 as the 16th Baronet Hope of Craighall.
Hope probated his will, in Musselburgh, on 6 March 1924. He died on 17 April 1924, aged 54.