John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun ( 1704 - 1781 )

Birth: Hopetoun House (07 September 1704) Death: Hopetoun House (26 February 1781) Burial: Abercorn, Linlithgow Career: Lord of Police for Scotland (1744-1760); Lord High Commissioner of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1754); died of dropsy on the chest Membership: Fellow Election Date: 8/02/1728.