Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
British politician, agriculturalist and colonial administrator (1887–1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, KG, KT, GCSI, GCIE, OBE, TD, PC, FRSE (24 September 1887 – 5 January 1952) was a British Unionist politician and statesman, agriculturalist, and colonial administrator. He served as Governor-General and Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943. He also served as vice president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh and Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He was usually referred to as Lord Linlithgow, or simply Linlithgow.
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In office 18 April 1936 – 1 October 1943 | |
Monarchs | Edward VIII George VI |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill |
Preceded by | The Marquess of Willingdon |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Wavell |
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Born | 24 September 1887 South Queensferry, Linlithgowshire, Scotland |
Died | 5 January 1952(1952-01-05) (aged 64) South Queensferry, Linlithgowshire, Scotland |
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Alma mater | Ludgrove School and Eton College |
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