Background
He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Charles Edward Hope, a native of England, and grew up in Vancouver and Fort Langley.
He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Charles Edward Hope, a native of England, and grew up in Vancouver and Fort Langley.
He represented Delta in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1945 to 1952 as a Conservative. Hope"s farm near Fort Langley produced sheep, cattle, vegetables and holly. He served on the local school board and as reeve for Langley township.
Hope ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1941.
Hope was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952. Hope was also president of the Fort Langley Restoration Society, the British Columbia Farm Machinery Museum Association, the Fort Langley Improvement Society and the Fort Langley Board of Trade.
He died in Murrayville at the age of 84.
He was a member of a Liberal-Conservative coalition which held a majority in the assembly. He served as a member of the provincial Agricultural Advisory Board, the British Columbia Coast Vegetable Marketing Board, the British Columbia Certified Seed Potatoes Growers Association and the provincial Federation of Agriculture.