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Person
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Hope, Sir James A. (James Archibald), 1785-1871
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Description area
Dates of existence
1785-1871
History
Sir James Archibald Hope was a British general born in 1785. He joined the British Army in 1800 and, though he began his service in Nova Scotia, was active in the Peninsular War during the Napoleonic Wars. He rose through the ranks and had a successful career, serving as a staff officer to Lieutenant-General Sir John Hope, as an Aide-de Camp to General Thomas Graham, as Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel with the 3rd foot guards, and as Major-General in Lower Canada. He achieved the title of General in 1859 and received the GCB among other honours. Hope was married to Christiana Elizabeth, and they had three children together.