Arthur Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour
Arthur Oswald James Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour GCIE MC (7 May 1897 – 26 May 1958) was a British politician, soldier and administrator. He was a Conservative and served as Member of Parliament for Nuneaton from 1924 to 1929 and for Birmingham Aston from 1931 to 1939, after which he was Governor of the Madras Presidency of British India from 1940 to 1946.
The Right Honourable The Lord Rankeillour GCIE MC | |
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Arthur Hope in 1940 | |
| Governor of Madras Presidency | |
| In office 12 March 1940 – 26 February 1946 | |
| Governors‑General | Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow The Earl Wavell |
| Preceded by | John Erskine, Lord Erskine |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Foley Knight As Acting Governor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1897 Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | 26 May 1958 (aged 61) Surrey, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Grizel Gilmour (1919–58, his death) |
Hope was born to the first Lord Rankeillour in 1897 and had his early education in England. He served with distinction in France during the First World War and entered public life soon after his military service was over.
Hope married Grizel Gilmour (daughter of Brig.-Gen. Sir Robert Wolrige Gordon, 8th of Craigmillar and 13th of Liberton, 1st Bt. and Lady Susan Lygon) in 1919 and had four daughters. He died on 26 May 1958, nineteen days after his 61st birthday.