Archibald Hope, Lord Rankeillor Explained
| Honorific-Prefix: | The Right Honourable |
| Lord Rankeillor |
| Honorific-Suffix: | Archibald Hope, Lord Rankeillor |
| Office: | Lord of Session |
| Term Start: | 1 November 1689 |
| Office1: | Commissioner of Justiciary |
| Term Start1: | 27 January 1690 |
| Office2: | MP of Fifeshire |
| Term Start2: | 25 April 1706 |
| Term End2: | 10 October 1706 |
| Birth Date: | 1639 |
| Death Date: | 10 October 1706 |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Spouse: | Margaret Atyoun, daughter of Sir John Aytoun, of that Ilk |
| Children: | John Hope, Thomas Hope, Charles Hope, David Hope, Robert Hope, Margaret Hope, Bethia Hope, Ann Hope, Helen Hope |
| Profession: | Advocate |
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
Archibald Hope was the second son of Sir John Hope, Lord Craighall, 2nd Baronet Hope of Craighall and Margaret Murray, daughter of Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarony.[1] He was the grandson of Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet Hope of Craighall.
Legal career
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. 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. A knighthood by King William followed shortly thereafter.
Family
Sir Archibald Hope had the following children:
- John, died unmarried, predeceasing his father[2]
- Sir Thomas Hope, 8th Baronet, Hope of Craighall, succeeded in 1766 upon the death of Sir John Bruce-Hope, the 7th Baronet.[3] [4]
- Charles of Edinburgh married the eldest daughter of Thomas Boyd
- David, died unmarried
- Robert was a surgeon 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[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
Notes and References
- Web site: Matthew Forster Conolly. Biographical dictionary of eminent men of Fife of past and present times. Google Books. Inglis & Jack. 27 May 2017. 234. 1866.
- Book: Sir Robert Douglas. The Baronage of Scotland. 1798. Edinburgh, Scotland. 58–61. 23 July 2017.
- Web site: Thomas Burns. James Macgregor. Alexander J. S. Brook. Old Scottish Communion Plate. R. & R. Clark. 27 May 2017. 326–327. 1892.
- Web site: Hope. Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Google Books. Burke's Peerage Limited. 28 May 2017. 1034–1035. 1914.
- Book: Jane Stewart Smith. The Grange of St. Giles, the Bass. Internet Archive. sir archibald hope rankeillor daughter.. Printed for the author by T. and A. Constable. 29 May 2017. 101. 1898.
- Book: John Bernard Burke. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. 27. Ed. 1865. Harrison. London, England. 983. 20 January 2018.
- Web site: Complete Baronetage: English, Irish and Scottish, 1665-1707. Google Books. W. Pollard & Company, Limited. 29 May 2017. Nairne. 426. 1904.
- Book: Edinburgh Record Society. The Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh, 1595-, Volume 35. 1908. Edinburgh Parish. Edinburgh, Scotland. 406. https://books.google.com/books?id=k5ZDAQAAMAAJ&q=rankeillor&pg=PA81. 5 August 2017. 1701-1750.
- Book: A History of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet. Internet Archive. sir archibald hope rankeillor daughter.. Society at the University Press. 29 May 2017. Great Britain. 192. 1890.
- Book: Edinburgh Record Society. The Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh, 1595-, Volume 35. 1908. Edinburgh Parish. Edinburgh, Scotland. 517. https://books.google.com/books?id=k5ZDAQAAMAAJ&q=rankeillor&pg=PA81. 5 August 2017. 1701-1750.
- Book: Edinburgh Record Society. The Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh, 1595-, Volume 35. 1908. Edinburgh Parish. Edinburgh, Scotland. 81. https://books.google.com/books?id=k5ZDAQAAMAAJ&q=helen+hope+butter&pg=PA81. 5 August 2017. 1701-1750.
