James Hope R.N.
James Hope R.N.
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James Hope R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Rear-Admiral Sir George Johnstone Hope (1767-1818) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
8 March 1808 | | Born (Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire) |
16 August 1838 | | Married, firstly, the Hon. Frederica (died 1856), daughter of Charles Kinnaird, eighth Lord Kinnaird |
3 April 1846 | | C.B. (Companion of the Bath). |
25 June 1859 | | Wounded during abortive attack on Peiho forts. |
9 November 1860 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath). |
28 March 1865 | | G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath) |
1877 | | Married, secondly, Elizabeth Reid, daughter of General Sir A. Cotton |
9 June 1881 | | Died (Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire) |
He attempted to get a special uniform for Scottish men serving in the navy, but after a brief trial it was found to be unsuitable. |
Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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Date | Rank |
1 August 1820 | Entered the Royal Naval College |
9 March 1827 | Lieutenant |
26 February 1830 | Commander |
28 June 1838 | Captain |
19 November 1857 | Rear-Admiral |
16 September 1864 | Vice-Admiral |
21 January 1870 | Admiral |
8 March 1878 | Retired Admiral |
15 June 1879 | Retired Admiral of the Fleet |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
13 July 1833 | 13 June 1838 | Commander in Racer, North America and West Indies |
13 December 1844 | 17 June 1848 | Captain in Firebrand, south-east coast of America, including Anglo-French action in Uruguay |
23 November 1849 | 13 October 1852 | Captain in Terrible, Mediterranean |
10 February 1854 | 15 May 1857 | Captain in Majestic (from commissioning at Sheerness until paying off at Sheerness), the Baltic fleet during the Russian War, then the Mediterranean |
25 January 1859 | 8 February 1862 | Commander-in-chief, East Indies and China (including last year of 2nd Anglo-Chinese War and British involvement in Taiping rebellion) (flag in Chesapeake) |
7 January 1864 | 10 January 1867 | Commander-in-chief, North America and West Indies (flag in Duncan) |
25 February 1869 | 1 March 1872 | Commander-in-chief, Portsmouth |