Royal Navy admiral
Admiral Sir William James Hope-Johnstone KCB (28 July 1798 – 11 July 1878) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Naval career
Born the second son of Vice-Admiral Sir William Johnstone Hope, William James Hope-Johnstone joined the Royal Navy in 1811.[1] Promoted to captain in 1823, he commanded HMS Doris, HMS Asia, HMS Britannia, HMS Agincourt and then HMS Albion.[1] He was appointed Superintendent of Haslar Hospital and the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard in 1852, Commander-in-Chief, South East Coast of America Station in 1854 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1860.[1]
There is a memorial to Hope-Johnstone at the Johnstone Church Burial Ground in Dumfries.[2]
Family
In 1826 Hope-Johnstone married Eleanor Kirkpatrick;[1] they had three daughters.[3]
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