Background
Charles Hope, he was the second son of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Lady Henrietta Johnstone, daughter of William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale.
Charles Hope, he was the second son of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Lady Henrietta Johnstone, daughter of William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale.
The Honorary Born The Honorary The family name was later changed to Hope-Vere. He was appointed Governor of Blackness Castle in 1744.
He later held the posts of Commissary General of the Musters in Scotland, and Ranger of Ettrick Forest.
At his brother"s suggestion, Hope-Weir took with him the young architect Robert Adam, who had been advising Lord Hope on the decoration of Hopetoun House. The pair met up in Brussels in November 1754, and travelled through France and Italy together, on the typical grand tour route, taking in Lyon, Marseilles, Nice and Genoa.
They met William at Pisa, and arrived in Rome in February 1755. They then fell out over travelling expenses, and over the Casa Guarnieri, a house which they both hoped to rent.
Although they remained civil whenever they met, Adam wrote in a letter that Hope was a "poor, vain, affected, childish coxcomb".
After Easter, Hope-Weir went on to Naples, taking with him the minor Scottish painter and art dealer Colin Morison (1732–1810) in Adam"s place. On his return he set about improving his estate at Craigiehall, building a grotto, bridge and temple, all to designs by the Adam Brothers (James Adam (architect), John Adam (architect), and Robert Adam). The bridge is carved with Hope-Weir"s initials and the date 1757, as well as a quote from Horace, UTILI DULCI, "the useful with the sweet".
The bath house is now ruined, and the temple, at the top of Lennie Hill, was truncated in the 1970s due to its proximity to Edinburgh Airport.
On 26 July 1733, Charles Hope married Catherine Weir (d 1743), daughter of Sir William Weir of Blackwood, 2nd Baronet.
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On 13 May 1743 he was elected Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Linlithgowshire, a seat he held until 1769, when he stepped down.