Sir Ronaldshay (Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow)

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Sir Ronaldshay, better known as Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, was a British Conservative politician and colonial administrator who later served as the first Viceroy of India after it became a dominion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Governor-General of India
Viceroy of India
colonial administrator
human
peer
alsoKnownAs Sir Ronaldshay
linked to: Lord Ronaldshay

The Marquess of Linlithgow
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1887-09-24
dateOfDeath 1952-01-05
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
familyName Hope
father John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow
givenName Victor
honorificTitle Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Knight of the Thistle
Privy Counsellor (United Kingdom)
language English
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
militaryBranch British Army
monarchDuringTerm George VI
mother Hersey Everleigh-de-Moleyns
nobleTitle 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
Earl of Hopetoun
notableEvent Faced the Quit India Movement in 1942
Oversaw India during the Second World War
Proclaimed India at war with Germany in 1939
numberOfChildren 4
officeEnd Viceroy of India 1943
officeStart Viceroy of India 1936
placeOfBirth South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland
linked to: South Queensferry
placeOfDeath Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh
First Commissioner of Works
Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India

Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian
Lord Privy Seal
President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Secretary of State for Scotland
Viceroy of India
predecessor The Earl of Willingdon
spouse Dorit Rhys-Hughes
linked to: Dorit Rhys
successor The Viscount Wavell
linked to: Lord Wavell

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Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal officeHeldBy Sir Ronaldshay (Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow)
Hersey Everleigh-de-Moleyns child Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
linked to: Sir Ronaldshay (Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow)
Dorit Rhys spouse Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
linked to: Sir Ronaldshay (Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow)