John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow (4992 bytes)
1: [[Image:earlofhopetoun.jpg|thumb|250px|Lord Linlithgow]]
3: ...ing his time in Australia he was known as '''Lord Hopetoun'''.
5: ...ortly before the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia on [[1 January]] [[1901]].
7: ...red the post to Sir [[William Lyne]], the Premier of the largest state, [[New South Wales]].
9: ... man everybody believed was entitled to the post. Hopetoun was widely criticised for this "blunder".

Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow (2813 bytes)
1: ...) was a British statesman who served as [[Viceroy of India]] from [[1936]] to [[1943]].
3: ... the Royal Commission on Agriculture in India and of the select committee on Indian constitutional ref...
5: ...e of the princes prevented the full establishment of Indian self government.
7: ...ence in the [[Quit India movement]] in [[1942]]. Linlithgow suppressed the unrest brutally and arrested the C...
9: ...d "...and all we have left is an array of blasted Hopes."

Marquess of Linlithgow (1516 bytes)
1: ...tralia]]. His son would later serve as [[Viceroy of India]].
3: ...on Niddry'' (UK, 1814). He is also a [[Baronet]] of [[Nova Scotia]].
5: ==Earls of Hopetoun ([[1703]])==
6: *[[Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun]] ([[1681]]-[[1742]])
7: *[[John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun]] ([[1704]]-[[1781]])

John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden (3520 bytes)
1: ...eded by his only son, [[George Charles Pratt, 2nd Marquess Camden|George Charles]] ([[1799]]-[[1866]]).
4: ...ter"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire|Lord Hobart]]'''
5: |width="40%" align="center"|'''[[Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]]'''<br>1804&ndash...
8: ...gn="center"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth|The Viscount Sidmouth]]'''
9: |width="40%" align="center"|'''[[Lord President of the Council]]'''<br>1805&ndash;1806

John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (1735 bytes)
1: ...during the early part of the reign of [[Edward IV of England]].
3: ...lisbury, and a brother of [[Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick | Warwick the Kingmaker ]].
5: ...ed, but was captured again at the [[Second Battle of St Albans]].
7: ...eley Moor | Hedgeley Moor]] and again at [[Battle of Hexham | Hexham]] ( both 1465).
9: ...p the earldom and many important offices in favor of his former foe.

John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (7691 bytes)
1: ...] - [[March 7]], [[1934]]) was [[Governor General of Canada]] from [[1893]] to [[1898]].
3: ...ictoria]] at the General Assembly of the [[Church of Scotland]].
5: ...stream Ranch", located in the [[Okanagan Valley]] of [[British Columbia]], in [[1891]]. They named the...
7: ...is previous travels in Canada, and family history of success in this country – his father was instrume...
9: ...Nations]] peoples, and was made an honorary chief of both the [[Iroquois|Six Nations]] and [[Blackfeet...

Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (3378 bytes)
1: '''Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading''' ([[10 October]] [[1860]] - [[30 Decemb...
5: ...gust]] [[1931]], he briefly served as [[Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]], but stood down after...
10: ..., 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon|The Viscount Grey of Fallodon]] | years=1918&ndash;1919}}
11: ...Lord Chelmsford]] | after=[[Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax|The Lord Irwin]] | years=1921&ndash;1925}...
14: ...armoor|The Lord Parmoor]] | after=[[Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham|The Viscount Hailsham]] | years...

George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly (5645 bytes)
1: ...n who took a leading role in politics at the time of the union with England.
3: ...s right to the English throne; Huntly, always one of his favourites, was pardoned.
5: ..., which originated the ballad ''[[The Bonnie Earl of Moray]]'', brought retribution on Huntly; his ene...
7: ... His victory gained no real advantage; his castle of [[Strathbogie]] was blown up by James, and Huntly...
9: ...]], [[1610]], when he signed again the confession of faith.

Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland (3147 bytes)
1: ... year before succeeding his uncle as third [[Earl of Zetland]].
3: ...ear created '''Marquess of Zetland''' and '''Earl of Ronaldshay'''.
5: ... and [[1896]]. In [[1900]] he was made a [[Knight of the Thistle]].
7: ...lso an enthusiastic sportsman, and was was Master of the Zetland Hunt for thirty-five years. He died a...
10: ...Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry|The Marquess of Londonderry]]'''

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (31715 bytes)
1: ...[[1667]], when Savile was created '''Baron Savile of Eland''' and '''Viscount Halifax'''.
3: ...he policy of subservience to French interests and of the Roman Catholic claims.
5: ...78]], to exclude Roman Catholics from the [[House of Lords]].
7: ...sentation. In 1680 he voted against the execution of Lord Stafford.
9: ...th James was forfeited by his subsequent approval of the regency scheme.

Arthur Chichester, 1st Marquess of Donegall (1543 bytes)
1: ... succeeding his uncle in [[1757]] as fifth [[Earl of Donegall]].
3: ...all''' and '''Earl of Belfast''' in the [[Peerage of Ireland]].
10: |width="40%" align="center"|'''[[Marquess of Donegall]]'''
11: ...<br>'''[[George Augustus Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall|George Augustus Chichester]]'''
13: ...|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Arthur Chichester, 4th Earl of Donegall|Arthur Chichester]]'''

William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester (6297 bytes)
1: ...ire''' ([[19 January]] [[1550]]), and '''Marquess of Winchester''' ([[11 October]] [[1551]]).
3: ...of [[Thomas Cromwell]]. He was also [[Comptroller of the Royal Household]], and held many other high p...
5: ...f the eighteen men who would serve as the council of [[regent|regency]] during Henry's son's minority....
7: ...received the [[Marquess of Winchester|Marquessate of Winchester]]. Six weeks later, he served as [[Lor...
9: ...d." Late in life, he opposed any outright support of [[Protestantism]], as he feared it would cause a ...

George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (5355 bytes)
1: '''George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon''' ([[24 October]] [[1827]] - [[9 July]] [[...
3: ...Viscount Goderich, taking his seat in the [[House of Lords]].
5: ...ted States]]. For this he was created '''Marquess of Ripon.''' In [[1874]] Ripon converted to [[Cathol...
7: ... as [[Lord Privy Seal]] and [[Leader of the House of Lords]]. He resigned in [[1908]], shortly before ...
9: ...om [[1899]] until his death and a great supporter of St. Joseph's Catholic Missionary Society. In [[18...

Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath (5492 bytes)
1: ...alth "Tom of Tea Thousand." He is celebrated by [[John Dryden|Dryden]] as [[Issachar]] in ''[[Absalom an...
3: ...(d. 1825), daughter of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, by whom he had three sons and ten daugh...
8: ...[[Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland|The Earl of Northumberland]]'''
9: |width="40%" align="center"|'''[[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]]'''<br>1765
10: ...Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford|The Earl of Hertford]]'''

Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester (1854 bytes)
1: ...or Nottinghamshire, and was called to the [[House of Lords]] as Baron Pierrepont in [[1641]].
3: ...former science bringing upon him a certain amount of ridicule and abuse.
5: ...n by Robert (d. 1682), a son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby, Nottinghamshire, and as 4th earl by Rob...
8: ...|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull|Robert Pierrepont]]'''
9: |width="40%" align="center"|'''[[Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull]]'''

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (6602 bytes)
1: ...c soldier)|d'Erlon]]'s column during the [[Battle of Waterloo]].
3: ...or him to serve with [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Wellington]]. His only war service fro...
5: ...m [[Marquess of Anglesey]] and made him a [[Order of the Bath|G.C.B.]], among other decorations from t...
7: ...1852]] with the rank of field-marshal and colonel of the [[Royal Horse Guards]].
9: ... daughters by the second. He was succeeded in the marquessate by his eldest son.

Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol (1664 bytes)
1: ...ick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol|4th Earl of Bristol]].
3: ...lliam Fane Hervey (b. 1863), who succeeded as 4th Marquess, served with distinction in the [[Royal Navy]], a...
8: |width="40%" align="center"|'''[[Marquess of Bristol]]'''
9: ...y:<br>'''[[Frederick William Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol|Frederick William Hervey]]'''
11: ...d by:<br>'''[[Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol|Frederick Augustus Hervey]]'''

Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester (1387 bytes)
1: ...in his restoration, he was created 1st [[Marquess of Worcester]] on [[November 2nd]], [[1642]]. He mar...
3: ... 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour|1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, co. Wiltshire]] by his second wife.
8: ...rl of Worcester|Edward Somerset]] | title2=[[Earl of Worcester]] | years1= | years2= }}
11: ...90 births|Worcester, Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of]]
12: ...46 deaths|Worcester, Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of]]

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (9500 bytes)
1: ... of Montrose.jpg|right|James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose]]
3: ...ms]], but subsequently supported King [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] as the [[English Civil War]] ...
5: ...gie, daughter of Lord Carnegie (afterwards [[Earl of Southesk]]).
7: ... [[George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly|Marquess of Huntly]], as a prisoner to [[Edinburgh]] (though ...
9: ...bandon the bishops, and because no Scottish party of any weight could be formed unless [[Presbyteriani...

Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (4255 bytes)
1: ...borough''' in America when he served as Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1768-1772, a critical p...
3: ...vy council]]lor; and in [[1756]] he became a peer of Great Britain as '''Baron Harwich'''.
5: ... succeeded by his son [[Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire|Arthur]] ([[1753]]-[[1801]]).
9: ...''[[William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne|The Earl of Shelburne]]'''
10: ..."|'''[[President of the Board of Trade|First Lord of Trade]]'''<br>1763&ndash;1765

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