John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon
John Adrian Louis Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon, PC (7 April 1912 – 18 January 1996), known as Lord John Hope from 1912 to 1964, was a British aristocrat and Tory politician.
The Lord Glendevon | |
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 Portrait by Walter Bird in 1956 | |
| Minister of Works | |
| In office 22 October 1959 – 16 July 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Hugh Molson |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Rippon |
| Joint Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | |
| In office 9 November 1956 – 18 January 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Eden |
| Preceded by | Allan Noble |
| Succeeded by | Cuthbert Alport |
| Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 18 October 1954 – 9 November 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | Sir Winston Churchill Anthony Eden |
| Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands Midlothian and Peebles Northern (1945–1950) | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 15 October 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Sir David King Murray |
| Succeeded by | Norman Russell Wylie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1912 |
| Died | 18 January 1996 (aged 83) |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations | Unionist Party (until 1965) |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Charles Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow (twin brother) |
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| Education | Eton |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Scots Guards |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Early life
editHope was the younger son of Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, and Doreen Maud Milner. His elder twin brother was Charles Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow. He was educated at Ludgrove, Eton and Christ Church, Oxford and served in the Second World War in Norway and Italy with the Scots Guards, achieving the rank of temporary Major. He was twice mentioned in despatches.
Political career
editIn 1945 Hope was elected Member of Parliament for Midlothian and Peebles North, a seat he held until 1950, and then represented Edinburgh Pentlands from 1950 to 1964.[1]
Hope served in the Conservative administrations of Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan as Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1954 to 1956, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations from 1956 to 1957 and as Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1957 to 1959. In 1959 he was appointed Minister of Works and sworn a Privy Counsellor. Hope remained as head of the Ministry of Works until 1962.[1] In 1964 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Glendevon, of Midhope in the County of Linlithgow.[2]
Personal life
editLord Glendevon married Elizabeth Paravicini (1915–1998), the former wife of Vincent Paravicini and the only child of the author W. Somerset Maugham, in 1948. They had two sons. Lord Glendevon died on 18 January 1996, aged 83, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, Julian.
References
edit- ^ a b "Lord John Hope April 7, 1912 - January 17, 1996". Historic Hansard. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "No. 43383". The London Gazette. 17 July 1964. p. 6097.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
edit- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Hope