William Johnstone Hope, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Johnstone Hope
British Royal Navy admiral and politician
Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1766
Place of Birth: Finchley, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 02-May-1831
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About William Johnstone Hope
- Vice Admiral Sir William Johnstone Hope, GCB (16 August 1766 – 2 May 1831) was a prominent and controversial British Royal Navy officer and politician in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain, whose career experienced fleet actions, disputes with royalty, party politics and entry to both Russian and British orders of chivalry.
- A popular officer, Hope served with Nelson, Duncan and Lord Keith through several campaigns, making connections which enabled him to secure a lengthy political career after his retirement from the Royal Navy in 1804 due to ill-health.
- After 26 years in Parliament, Hope was largely inactive and instead served as a Lord of the Admiralty and commissioner of Greenwich Naval Hospital.
- Hope died in 1832 after 55 years of naval and political service and was buried in the family plot in Scotland.
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