(died 1721). He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. In 1763 he succeeded his kinsman as fourth Baronet, of Kirkliston (see Hope baronets for earlier history of this title).
His son from his first marriage, the third Earl, served as Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire from 1794 to 1816 and sat in the
Member of Parliament for Linlithgow and served as Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire. In 1814, two years before he succeeded in the earldom, he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom in his own right as Baron Niddry, of Niddry Castle in the County of Linlithgow.[3]
He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Earl. He was Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire. His son, the sixth Earl, also served as Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire. He was succeeded by his son, the seventh Earl. He was a prominent colonial administrator and
Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943. He was succeeded by his eldest twin son, the third Marquess. He was Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian from 1964 to 1985. As of 2013[update]
the titles are held by his only son, the fourth Marquess, who succeeded in 1985.
James Johnstone d. 1672 2nd Earl of Hartfell, Lord Johnston of Lochwood, and Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale, 1st Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone
Marquess of Annandale
, 1701
John Hope d. 1682
William Johnstone d. 1721 1st Marquess of Annandale, 2nd Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone
James Hope-Johnstone 1741–1816 3nd Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope, 1st Baron Hopetoun, de jure 5th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone
John Adrian Louis Hope 1860–1908 1st Marquess of Linlithgow, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope, 5th Baron Hopetoun, 4th Baron Niddry
Victor Alexander John Hope 1887–1952 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, 8th Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope, 6th Baron Hopetoun, 5th Baron Niddry
Charles William Frederick Hope 1912–1987 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow, 9th Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope, 7th Baron Hopetoun, 6th Baron Niddry
Charles William Frederick Hope b. 1946 4th Marquess of Linlithgow, 10th Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope, 8th Baron Hopetoun, 7th Baron Niddry
(6, 1). Jonathan Hope, 3rd Baron Glendevon (b. 1952)
There are further male heirs in line to the earldom of Hopetoun and its subsidiary titles, who are descended from the younger sons of the 4th, 2nd and 1st earls.[5]
Numerous other members of the Hope of Hopetoun family have also gained distinction. James Hope-Vere (son of William Hope-Vere, eldest son of the Hon.
major-general
in the army.
Charles Hope, son of Charles Hope (1798–1854), was a
lieutenant-general in the army. His third son, Sir William Hope-Johnstone (1766–1831) was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy. He married his second cousin Lady Anne Hope-Johnston, de jure 6th Countess of Annandale and Hartfell, daughter of the third Earl. Their eldest son John James Hope Johnstone (1796–1876) twice unsuccessfully claimed the earldom of Annandale and Hartfell. However, his great-great-great-grandson successfully claimed the title in 1985 (see Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
).
Sir William Hope-Johnstone and Lady Anna Hope-Johnstone were also the parents of:
Commander Charles Jame Hope-Johnstone (1801–1835), who was the father of James Charles Hope-Johnstone (1835–1884), a major-general in the army
George James Hope-Johnstone (1802–1842), a captain in the Royal Navy, whose son William George Hope-Johnstone (1830–1870) was also a captain in the Royal Navy
Sir George Johnstone Hope, son of Charles Hope-Weir by his third wife Helen Dunbar, was an admiral in the Royal Navy and fought at the Battle of Trafalgar. He married his first cousin once removed Lady Jemima Hope (d. 1808), daughter of the third Earl of Hopetoun. Their son Sir James Hope-Vere was an admiral of the fleet in the Royal Navy.
Charles Hope (1768–1828), eldest son of the second Earl from his third marriage to Lady Elizabeth Leslie, was a general in the army. The Hon.
Charles Hope, third son of the fourth Earl, proved his claim to the Dunbar Baronetcy of Baldoon (created in 1664) in 1916 and became the 6th Baronet (see Hope-Dunbar baronets). Lord John Hope, younger twin son of the second Marquess, was a prominent Conservative politician and was created Baron Glendevon