Alexander Hope (British Army officer)

General Sir Alexander Hope GCB (2 December 1769 – 19 May 1837) was a British Army officer who became Governor of the Royal Military College Sandurst.

Military career
Born the son of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun, Alexander Hope was commissioned as an ensign in the 63rd Regiment of Foot in 1786. He served in Flanders and Holland in 1794 to 1795. He was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Tynemouth and Cliff Fort in 1797, Lieutenant-Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1798 and Governor of the Royal Military College Sandurst in 1812 and went on to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in 1826.

He was also Member of Parliament for Dumfries Burgh from 1796 to 1800 and for Linlithgowshire from 1800 to 1834.

Family
In 1805 he married Georgiana Brown; they had four sons, including George William Hope and James Robert Hope-Scott, father of James Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour, and one daughter.

Legacy
The Memorials to Governors in the Chapel of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst includes: ″In Memory of Gen. the Honble. Sir Alexander Hope, G.C.B., Colonel 14th Foot. Born 9th Dec, 1769; died 17th May, 1837. Commanded the 14th Regiment at Gueldermalsen, 1795 ; wounded. D.A.A.G. to the Forces in Holland, 1799. Twice Special Envoy to the King of Sweden. Governor R.M. College, Great Marlow, 1811-12. Governor of this College, 1812-19, and again, 1824-26. Lieut. -Governor Chelsea Hospital, 1826-37.″