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Name
Charles Hope
Born July 09, 1740
Died June 06, 1766
at Portsmouth
Alias
Lord Hope
Biography

Son of John Hope (1704-1781), 2nd Earl of Hopetoun, and Anne Ogilvy (d. 1759). Brother of James Hope.

He died in Portsmouth on June 6, 1766, shortly after his return from a journey to the West Indies.1

Life with Boswell

Boswell met Hope at the court of Charles I at Brunswick on June 27, 1764. The young Lord was accompanied by his tutor, William Rouet.