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Encyclopedia > Charles Hope

Charles Hope (1763 - 1851), was a Scottish politician and judge 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ...


The eldest son of John Hope (1739-85), he studied law at Edinburgh University. He was admitted as an advocate in 1784 and was appointed sheriff of Orkney in 1792. The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 as a renowned centre for teaching in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The Faculty of Advocates is the collective term by which what in England are called barristers are known in Scotland. ... Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or American common law, or the person who holds such office. ... The Orkney Islands form one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and are a Lieutenancy Area. ...


He was Member of Parliament for Edinburgh from 1803 to 1805. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...


He was appointed Lord Advocate from 1801 to 1804. He was raised to the bench as Lord Granton and served as Lord Justice Clerk from 1804 to 1811, when he was promoted to be Lord President of Court of Session an office he held until 1841. He became Lord Justice General when that office was united with the office of Lord President in 1836. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1822. Her Majestys Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (Morair Tagraidh in Scots Gaelic), was the chief legal adviser of the United Kingdom Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters until the passing of the Scotland Act 1998. ... The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior Judge in Scotland. ... The Lord Justice General of Scotland is head of the High Court of Justiciary, Lord President of the Court of Session and head of the judiciary in Scotland. ... The Lord Justice General of Scotland is head of the High Court of Justiciary, Lord President of the Court of Session and head of the judiciary in Scotland. ... This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ...


He was an active Colonel of the Edinburgh volunteers.


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