John Augustus Hope
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Augustus Hope, 16th Baronet OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

 (7 July 1869 - 17 April 1924) was a British soldier and politician.

The son of Rev. Canon Charles Augustus Hope, Rector of Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
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, Hope entered the army in 1889 and was promoted to the rank of Major in 1905. He served in South Africa in 1901-1902 and was awarded the Queen's medal with 4 clasps. He later served in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 with the 9th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps
King's Royal Rifle Corps
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, was wounded and awarded the OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

.

In 1910 Hope married the Hon. Mary Bruce, OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

, eldest daughter of Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Alexander Hugh Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh KT GCMG GCVO PC DL JP was a Scottish Unionist politician, banker and statesman, who took a leading part in the affairs of the Church of Scotland...

. He succeeded his uncle in 1918 as 16th baronet.

Hope was unsuccessful Unionist candidate for Midlothian
Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency) (1708-1918)
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 at the December 1910 General Election, and was elected for the seat at a by-election in 1912 . In 1918 when the constituency was split, he was elected as Conservative member for Midlothian North and Peebles
Midlothian and Peebles Northern (UK Parliament constituency)
Midlothian and Peebles Northern was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950...

, which he held until 1922.

His son, Sir Archibald Hope (1912-1987), 17th Baronet, commanded No. 601 Squadron RAF
No. 601 Squadron RAF
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 during the Battle of Britain
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