The Earl of Hopetoun | |
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![]() John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun | |
Born | 17 August 1765 Abercorn, West Lothian |
Died | 27 August 1823 Paris, France | (aged 58)
Buried | Abercorn, West Lothian |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | General |
Commands | Ireland |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight of the Order of the Bath Captain-General of the Royal Company of Archers |
General John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun, GCB, PC (Ire), FRSE (17 August 1765 – 27 August 1823), known as The Honourable John Hope from 1781 to 1814 and as Lord Niddry from 1814 to 1816, was a Scottish politician and British Army officer.