Sir William Hope, 14th Baronet

General Sir William Hope, 14th Baronet KCB (12 January 1819 - 5 September 1898) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.

Military career
Born the son of Sir John Hope, 11th Baronet and Anne Wedderburn, Hope was commissioned into the British Army in 1835. He served with the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot at the Siege of Sebastopol in Winter 1854 during the Crimean War. He commanded a brigade at Rajghur in 1858 during the Indian Mutiny and commanded his regiment in operations at Euzofzie and at Crag Piquet in 1863 during the Ambela Campaign. Promoted to major-general in 1868, he went on to command the troops in the North British District in 1878 and retired as a full general in 1891.

Family
On 22 January 1862, Hope married Alicia Henrietta Wedderburn, daughter of Sir John Wedderburn, 2nd Baronet.