19 Facts About Lord Linlithgow

1.

Marquess of Linlithgow, in the County of Linlithgow or West Lothian, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

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2.

Lord Linlithgow later served as Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire and as Governor of the Bank of Scotland.

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3.

Lord Linlithgow Hopetoun married Lady Henrietta, only surviving daughter of William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale.

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4.

In 1792 Lord Linlithgow Hopetoun succeeded his great-uncle as de jure fifth Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, although he never successfully claimed this title.

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5.

Lord Linlithgow died without male issue and the claim the earldom passed to his daughter Lady Anne.

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6.

Lord Linlithgow Hopetoun was succeeded by his half-brother, the fourth Earl.

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7.

Lord Linlithgow was a general in the army, sat as Member of Parliament for Linlithgow and served as Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire.

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8.

Lord Linlithgow was a prominent colonial administrator and Conservative politician and served as Governor of Victoria, as the first Governor-General of Australia and as Secretary of State for Scotland.

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9.

Lord Linlithgow's son, the second Marquess, was a politician and served as Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943.

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10.

Lord Linlithgow was succeeded by his eldest twin son, the third Marquess.

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11.

Lord Linlithgow was Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian from 1964 to 1985.

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12.

Lord Linlithgow's son William Hope was a lieutenant-colonel in the army and recipient of the Victoria Cross.

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13.

Charles Hope, son of Charles Hope, Lord Linlithgow Granton, was a rear-admiral in the Royal Navy.

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14.

Lord Linlithgow's son Charles Webley-Hope was a rear-admiral in the Royal Navy.

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15.

Lord Linlithgow's son Frederick Hope was a major-general in the army.

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16.

Lord Linlithgow was President of the British Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

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17.

Lord Linlithgow's third son, Sir William Hope-Johnstone was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy.

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18.

Lord Linlithgow married his second cousin Lady Anne Hope-Johnston, de jure 6th Countess of Annandale and Hartfell, daughter of the third Earl.

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19.

Lord Linlithgow John Hope, younger twin son of the second Marquess, was a prominent Conservative politician and was created Baron Glendevon in 1964.

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