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| + | '''John Adrian Louis Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon''' known as '''Lord John Hope''' from 1912 to 1964, was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] aristocrat and [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Tory]] politician. | ||
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| + | == Background == | ||
| + | Hope 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 School|Ludgrove]], [[Eton College|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. | ||
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| + | ==Political career== | ||
| + | In 1945 Hope was elected [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Midlothian and Peebles Northern (UK Parliament constituency)|Midlothian and Peebles North]], a seat he held until 1950, and then represented [[Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Pentlands]] from 1950 to 1964.<ref name=hansard>https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-hope/index.html </ref> | ||
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| + | Hope was 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 [[First Commissioner of Works|Minister of Works]] and invested a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]]. Hope remained as head of the Ministry of Works until 1962.<ref name=hansard/> In 1964 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Glendevon''', of [[Midhope Castle|Midhope]] in the [[County of Linlithgow]].<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43383/page/6097</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Personal life== | ||
| + | Lord Glendevon married [[Elizabeth Mary Maugham|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 John Somerset Hope, 2nd Baron Glendevon|Julian]]. | ||
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| Born | 7 April 1912 | |||||||||
| Died | 1996-01-18 (Age 83) | |||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||
| Alma mater | Christ Church (Oxford) | |||||||||
| Spouse | Elizabeth Paravicini | |||||||||
| Party | Scottish Conservative Party | |||||||||
Scottish aristocrat and Tory politician.
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John Adrian Louis Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon known as Lord John Hope from 1912 to 1964, was a Scottish aristocrat and Tory politician.
Background
Hope 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
In 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 was 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 invested 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
Lord 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.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1955 September | 23 September 1955 | 25 September 1955 | Germany Bavaria Garmisch-Partenkirchen | The third Bilderberg, in West Germany. The subject of a report by Der Spiegel which inspired a heavy blackout of subsequent meetings. |
| Bilderberg/1956 | 11 May 1956 | 13 May 1956 | Denmark Fredensborg | The 4th Bilderberg meeting, with 147 guests, in contrast to the generally smaller meetings of the 1950s. Has two Bilderberg meetings in the years before and after |
