Baron Rankeillour


Baron Rankeillour, of Buxted in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1932 for the Conservative politician James Hope, [1st Baron Rankeillour|James Fitzalan Hope]. He was the grandson of General Sir Alexander Hope, fourth son of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun. His eldest son, Arthur Hope, who was unmarried, in 2005, succession went to his first cousin, the fifth Baron, Michael Richard Hope, who held the title until his death in 2022, and was the eldest son of the Hon. Richard Frederick Hope, who was the youngest son of the first Baron.
The second son of the 2nd Hope baronet of Craighall served on the Court of Session from 1689 under the judicial title of Lord Rankeillour.

Barons Rankeillour (1932)

Image:Arthur [Oswald James Hope.jpg|thumb|150px|Arthur Hope,
second Baron]
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Charlie James Hope.

Line of Succession

James Fitzalan Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour