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'''Sir Harry Hope, 1st Baronet''' (24 September 1865 29 December 1959) was a Scottish [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist]] politician.


'''Sir Harry Hope, 1st Baronet''' (24 September 1865 29 December 1959) was a Scottish [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist]] politician and agriculturalist.
Hope sat as [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Buteshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Buteshire]] from 1910 to 1918, [[Stirlingshire and Clackmannan Western (UK Parliament constituency)|Stirlingshire and Clackmannan Western]] from 1918 to 1922, and [[Forfar (UK Parliament constituency)|Forfar]] from 1924 to 1931. In 1932 he was created a Baronet, of Kinnettles in the County of Angus.

The youngest son of James Hope, who farmed extensively in the Lothians, Harry Hope followed in his father's footsteps. He became President of Scottish Chamber of Agriculture in 1908, and in the same year was invited to join the Scottish Agricultural Commission which was invited by the government of the Dominion of Canada to report on the country's agricultural resources.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=31 December 1959 |title=Sir Harry Hope |pages=12 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>

Hope sat as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of parliament]] (MP) for [[Buteshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Buteshire]] from 1910 to 1918, [[Stirlingshire and Clackmannan Western (UK Parliament constituency)|Stirlingshire and Clackmannan Western]] from 1918 to 1922, and [[Forfar (UK Parliament constituency)|Forfar]] from 1924 to 1931. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1920. In 1932 he was created a Baronet, of Kinnettles in the County of Angus.

Hope sat on numerous boards and was Convenor of Angus County Council for many years. He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of the county in 1936 and Vice Lieutenant in 1938.<ref name=":0" />


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Latest revision as of 20:19, 4 May 2024

Sir Harry Hope, 1st Baronet (24 September 1865 – 29 December 1959) was a Scottish Unionist politician and agriculturalist.

The youngest son of James Hope, who farmed extensively in the Lothians, Harry Hope followed in his father's footsteps. He became President of Scottish Chamber of Agriculture in 1908, and in the same year was invited to join the Scottish Agricultural Commission which was invited by the government of the Dominion of Canada to report on the country's agricultural resources.[1]

Hope sat as member of parliament (MP) for Buteshire from 1910 to 1918, Stirlingshire and Clackmannan Western from 1918 to 1922, and Forfar from 1924 to 1931. He was knighted in 1920. In 1932 he was created a Baronet, of Kinnettles in the County of Angus.

Hope sat on numerous boards and was Convenor of Angus County Council for many years. He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of the county in 1936 and Vice Lieutenant in 1938.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sir Harry Hope". The Times. 31 December 1959. p. 12.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Buteshire
January 19101918
constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Stirlingshire & Clackmannan Western
19181922
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Forfar
19241931
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Kinnettles)
1931–1959
Succeeded by
James Hope