Charles Hope was a Scottish politician and judge.

The eldest son of John Hope, he studied law at Edinburgh University. He was admitted as an advocate

Faculty of Advocates

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 in 1784 and was appointed sheriff

Sheriff

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 of Orkney in 1792. He was Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Edinburgh

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 from 1803 to 1805. He was appointed Lord Advocate

Lord Advocate

Her Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament...

 from 1801 to 1804. He was raised to the bench as Lord Granton and served as Lord Justice Clerk

Lord Justice Clerk

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 from 1804 to 1811, when he was promoted to be Lord President of Court of Session an office he held until 1841. He became Lord Justice General when that office was united with the office of Lord President in 1836. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor

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 in 1822. He was an active Colonel of the Edinburgh volunteers.

He married Charlotte Hope, daughter of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun

John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun

John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun was the son of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Lady Henrietta Johnstone....

, on 8 August 1793 at Dirleton

Dirleton

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, East Lothian. They had two sons:

• Rear-Admiral Charles Hope (1798–1854)
• James Hope (1803–1882)

His youngest daughter Ann Wilhelmina was married to Hercules Robertson, Lord Benholme

Hercules Robertson, Lord Benholme

Hercules James Robertson, Lord Benholme was a Scottish judge.Born in Edinburgh, he was the son of George Robertson-Smith and his wife Isabelle Smith. Robertson was educated at the Royal High School and went then to the University of Edinburgh. He was called to the Scottish bar in 1817...

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