Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell

Patrick Andrew Wentworth Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (born 19 April 1941), is a Scottish peer. He succeeded his father as chief of Clan Johnstone in 1983, and his claim to an earldom was recognized three years later. A member of Lloyd's of London from 1976 until 2004, he has been involved in local government and charitable endeavors in Dumfries.

Family

Hope-Johnstone is the son of Major Percy Wentworth Hope-Johnstone (d. 1983) and his second wife Margaret Hunter-Arundell. He was educated at Stowe School and RAC Cirencester.[1]

In 1969, he married Susan, the daughter of Walter John Macdonald Ross, by whom he has one son and one daughter:[1]

• David Patrick Wentworth Hope-Johnstone, Lord Johnstone (b. 1971), married (div. 2020), Penelope J. Macmillan in 2001 and has issue, a son Percy and two daughters Anna and Rose. He also has a son (b. 2019) with his new partner Sarah Sherlock.
• Lady Julia Claire Hope-Johnstone (b. 1974), married Andrew Lindsay Curtis Barnard and has issue

In 1983, he succeeded his father as chief of the Clan Johnstone, hereditary steward of Annandale and hereditary keeper of Lochmaben Castle. Hope-Johnstone continued to prosecute the family claim to the earldom of Annandale and Hartfell, his father being the heir of the eldest daughter of the second earl. Previous claims, based on letters patent of 1661, had been rejected as their remainder only encompassed heirs male general; however, Hope-Johnstone was able to produce a royal charter of 1662 which extended the remainder. This was recognized by the Committee for Privileges as a creation of an earldom in its own right, and he was summoned to the House of Lords in 1986 as Earl of Annandale and Hartfell. [1]The title granted under the 1661 Letters Patent remains vacant as at 2017.

Career

Hope-Johnstone served on various committees of Dumfries County Council from 1970 to 1975. From 1974 to 1986, he was a member of the Dumfries and Galloway regional council. From 1984 to 1986, he served on the Scottish Valuation Advisory Council to the Secretary of State for Scotland. In 1987, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Dumfries, and in 1992 became Vice-Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries.[2]

From 1976 until 2004, he was an underwriting member of Lloyd's of London. From 1985 to 1988, he was a director of Bowrings Members Agency, and of then of its successor Murray Lawrence until 1992.[2]

Hope-Johnstone sat on the Solway River Purification Board from 1970 to 1986. From 1981 to 1984, he was chairman of the Royal Scottish Forestry Society, and he was appointed to the Annan Fishery Board in 1983. From 1984 to 1988, he chaired the Royal Jubilee Trust and The Prince's Trust for Dumfries and Galloway.[2]

References

1. Montague-Smith, Patrick W., ed. (2008). "Annandale and Hartfell, Earl of (Johnstone of Annandale and that Ilk) (Earl S by Charter 1662 with precedence 1643)". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2008. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.
2. Winter, Laura, ed. (2016). "Annandale and Hartfell, Patrick Andrew Wentworth Hope Johnstone of Annandale and of that Ilk 11 Earl of (S, by Charter, 1662)". Debrett's People of Today 2016. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.