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Archibald Hope, Lord Rankeillor

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Lord Rankeillor
Archibald Hope, Lord Rankeillor
Lord of Session
Assumed office
1 November 1689
Commissioner of Justiciary
Assumed office
27 January 1690
MP of Fifeshire
In office
25 April 1706 – 10 October 1706
Personal details
Born1639
Died10 October 1706
NationalityScottish
Spouse(s)Margaret Atyoun, daughter of Sir John Aytoun, of that Ilk
ChildrenJohn Hope, Thomas Hope, Charles Hope, David Hope, Robert Hope, Margaret Hope, Bethia Hope, Ann Hope, Helen Hope
ProfessionAdvocate

Sir Archibald Hope, Lord Rankeillor (1639 – 10 October 1706) was a Scottish advocate and judge, the second son of John Hope, Lord Craighall, the grandfather of the botanist John Hope and the great-grandfather of the chemist Thomas Charles Hope, FRSE.

Early life

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Archibald Hope was the second son of Sir John Hope, Lord Craighall, 2nd Baronet Hope of Craighall[1] and Margaret Murray, daughter of Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarony.[2] He was the grandson of Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet Hope of Craighall.[2]

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Like his father and grandfather before him, Archibald Hope pursued a law career. He was admitted an advocate on 30 June 1664 and readmitted on 8 January 1676.[1] He became a Lord of Session, assuming the name of Lord Rankeillor, on 1 November 1689, followed by Lord of Justiciary on 27 January 1690.[1] A knighthood by King William followed shortly thereafter.

Family

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Sir Archibald Hope had the following children:

  • John, died unmarried,[3] predeceasing his father[4]
  • Sir Thomas Hope, 8th Baronet, Hope of Craighall, succeeded in 1766 upon the death of Sir John Bruce-Hope, the 7th Baronet.[1][3]
  • Charles of Edinburgh married the eldest daughter of Thomas Boyd[3]
  • David, died unmarried[3]
  • Robert was a surgeon[3] and was the father of the botanist, John Hope and grandfather of the chemist, Thomas Charles Hope, FRSE.
  • Margaret, married Patrick Scott of Rossie,[5] whose descendants include David Scott of Dunninald[6]
  • Bethia, married firstly Ninian Lewis or Lowis, secondly Sir William Nairne, 2nd Baronet Nairne of Dunsinane[7][8]
  • Ann, married Alexander Stevenson, W.S. of Montgreenan[9][10]
  • Helen, married Patrick Butter, Esq. of Gormack[4][11]

The later Lords Rankeillour do not descend from Sir Archibald but from a junior branch of Clan Hope descended from the 6th son of the 1st Baronet and now headed by the Marquess of Linlithgow.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Thomas Burns; James Macgregor; Alexander J. S. Brook (1892). "Old Scottish Communion Plate". R. & R. Clark. pp. 326–327. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b Matthew Forster Conolly (1866). "Biographical dictionary of eminent men of Fife of past and present times". Google Books. Inglis & Jack. p. 234. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e Hope (1914). "Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire". Google Books. Burke's Peerage Limited. pp. 1034–1035. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b Sir Robert Douglas (1798). The Baronage of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland. pp. 58–61. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. ^ Jane Stewart Smith (1898). The Grange of St. Giles, the Bass. Printed for the author by T. and A. Constable. p. 101. Retrieved 29 May 2017 – via Internet Archive. sir archibald hope rankeillor daughter.
  6. ^ John Bernard Burke (1865). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. 27. Ed. London, England: Harrison. p. 983. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Complete Baronetage: English, Irish and Scottish, 1665-1707". Google Books. W. Pollard & Company, Limited. 1904. p. 426. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  8. ^ Edinburgh Record Society (1908). "1701-1750". The Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh, 1595-, Volume 35. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh Parish. p. 406. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  9. ^ A History of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet. Great Britain: Society at the University Press. 1890. p. 192. Retrieved 29 May 2017 – via Internet Archive. sir archibald hope rankeillor daughter.
  10. ^ Edinburgh Record Society (1908). "1701-1750". The Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh, 1595-, Volume 35. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh Parish. p. 517. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  11. ^ Edinburgh Record Society (1908). "1701-1750". The Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh, 1595-, Volume 35. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh Parish. p. 81. Retrieved 5 August 2017.