Charles Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow

Charles William Frederick Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow MC (7 April 1912 – 7 April 1987) was a British peer and businessman.

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The Marquess of Linlithgow

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Charles William Frederick Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow
Personal details
Born7 April 1912
Died7 April 1987(1987-04-07) (aged 75)
Westminster, London, England
Spouse(s)
    Vivien Kenyon-Slaney
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    (m. 1939; died 1963)​
      Judith Lawson
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      (m. 1965)​
      Children
      Parents
      RelativesJohn Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon (twin brother)
      Alma mater
      Military service
      Allegiance United Kingdom
      Branch/service British Army
      RankCaptain
      Unit51st (Highland) Division
      Battles/warsWorld War II

      Early years

      The son of Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow. He was the elder twin brother of John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon. His first wife, Vivien Kenyon-Slaney, daughter of Major Robert Orlando Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney, died on 23 September 1963.[1] He later married Judith Lawson, daughter of Stanley Matthew Lawson, in 1965.[1][2]

      Lord Hope fought in WWII and received the Military Cross for his service.[3] He was a member of the 51st (Highland) Division.[3] In 1940, he was taken prisoner at Dunkirk[4] and held at Colditz Castle.[3]

      After the war Lord Hope went into finance and was a director of Eagle Star Insurance.[3]

      In 1974, Lord Hope created The Hopetoun House Preservation Trust to ensure Hopetoun House and the estate were preserved for future generations.[4]

      Marriages and children

      Lord Linlithgow was married twice. His first marriage was to Vivien Kenyon-Slaney, daughter of Major Robert Orlando Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney and Lady Mary Cecilia Rhodesia Hamilton, on 24 July 1939. The couple had two children together.

      • Lady Mary Sarah-Jane Hope (25 May 1940 – 8 November 2012); married Michael Gordon Learoyd, son of Philip Halkett Brook Learoyd, on 3 October 1967. The couple had one son and were divorced in 1978.
      • Adrian John Charles Hope, 4th Marquess of Linlithgow (born 1 July 1946)

      Lady Linlithgow died on 23 September 1963. Lord Linlithgow married, secondly, Judith Lawson, daughter of Stanley Matthew Lawson, on 15 February 1965.

      He died on his 75th birthday on 7 April 1987, and was succeeded in the marquessate by his son, Adrian.

      References
      1. "Charles William Frederick Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow". Peerage.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017. #46845
      2. "Charles William Frederick Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow". Retrieved 28 May 2011.
      3. "Earls of Hopetoun (1703)". The Scottish Peerage. Retrieved 4 September 2017. Marquesses of Linlithgow (1905)
      4. "Charles William Hope, 3rd Marquis of Linlithgow". The Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
      Peerage of the United Kingdom
      Preceded by
      Victor Alexander John Hope      		 Marquess of Linlithgow
      1952–1987      		 Succeeded by
      Adrian John Charles Hope
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