Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Augustus Hope, 16th Baronet, OBE (7 July 1869 – 17 April 1924) was a British soldier and politician.
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Early life and career
Hope was son of Rev. Charles Augustus Hope, Rector of Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire,
Army career
He entered the British Army when he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) on 22 May 1889, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on 1 July 1891 and to captain on 22 August 1897. Major in 1905. He served in the Second Boer War in South Africa in 1901-1902 and was awarded the Queen's medal with 4 clasps. He was back as a regular officer in the 3rd battalion of his regiment in early September 1902, and was promoted to major in 1905. He later served in World War I with the 9th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, was wounded and awarded the OBE in 1919.
Political career
Hope was an unsuccessful Unionist candidate for Midlothian at the December 1910 General Election, but was elected for the seat at a by-election in 1912.