Victor Alexander John Hope

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Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, was a British Conservative politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943, overseeing the colony during much of World War II and the Quit India movement.

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Victor Alexander John Hope canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Conservative Party (UK) politician
Marquess
human
peer
viceroy
awardReceived Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Order of the Thistle
surface form: Knight of the Thistle
birthDate 1887-09-24
birthPlace South Queensferry
surface form: South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1952-01-05
deathPlace Kingston upon Thames (historically)
surface form: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
father The Marquess of Linlithgow
surface form: John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow
honorificPrefix The Most Honourable
honorificTitle The Marquess of Linlithgow
surface form: 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
militaryBranch British Army
monarchDuringTerm George V
George VI
mother Hersey Everleigh-de-Moleyns
name Victor Alexander John Hope self-link
nobleFamily Hope family
nobleTitle Earl of Hopetoun
The Marquess of Linlithgow
surface form: Marquess of Linlithgow

Viscount Aithrie
numberOfChildren 4
officeEnd 1943 as Viceroy of India
officeStart 1936 as Viceroy of India
oversawEvent Quit India movement
World War II home front in British India
surface form: World War II in India
parliamentaryHouse House of Lords
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh
First Commissioner of Works
Governor-General of India
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian
Lord Privy Seal
Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh
Secretary of State for Scotland
Viceroy of India
predecessor Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
religion Church of Scotland
spouse Dorit Rhys
surface form: Dorit Rhys-Hughes
successor Lord Wavell
surface form: Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

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Lord Linlithgow fullName Victor Alexander John Hope
Victor Alexander John Hope name Victor Alexander John Hope self-link