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     Lt.-Col. John Adrian Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon was born on 7 April 1912.³ He was the son of Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow and Doreen Maud Milner.³ He married Elizabeth Mary Maugham, daughter of William Somerset Maugham and Gwendolyn Maud Syrie Barnardo, on 21 July 1948.³ He died on 18 January 1995 at age 82.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1936 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Scots Guards.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for North Midlothian and Peebles-shire between July 1945 and February 1950.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Edinburgh Pentlands between February 1950 and 1964.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs between 1954 and 1956.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Commonwealth relations between 1956 and 1957.¹ He held the office of Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Scotland between 1957 and 1959.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1959.¹ He held the office of Minister of Works between 1959 and 1962.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.) in 1962.¹ He was created 1st Baron Glendevon, of Midhope, co. Linlithgow [U.K.] on 16 July 1964.¹ He wrote the book Viceroy at Bay, published 1971.¹ He was awarded the Emergency Reserve Decoration (E.R.D.) in 1988.¹

     Elizabeth Mary Maugham was born on 1 September 1915 at Rome, Italy.² She was the daughter of William Somerset Maugham and Gwendolyn Maud Syrie Barnardo.¹ She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Vincent Rudolph Paravicini, son of Charles Rudolf Paravicini and Elizabeth von Wattenwyl, on 20 July 1937.¹ She and Lt.-Col. Vincent Rudolph Paravicini were divorced in 1948. She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. John Adrian Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon, son of Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow and Doreen Maud Milner, on 21 July 1948.³ She died on 27 December 1998 at age 83 at Hopetoun, Lothian, Scotland.²
     From 20 July 1937, her married name became Paravicini. Her married name became Hope. After her marriage, Elizabeth Mary Maugham was styled as Baroness Glendevon on 16 July 1964.

     Denis Pakenham Bridges was born on 18 April 1944.¹ He is the son of Jose Diaz de Rivera and Hon. Susan Constance Eden.¹ He married Allyn Conant Pryor.¹
     His name was legally changed to Denis Pakenham Bridges.¹ He was given the name of Denis Pakenham Diaz de Rivera at birth.¹

     William Somerset Maugham was born on 25 January 1874.¹ He was the son of Robert Ormond Maugham and Edith Mary Snell.¹ He married Gwendolyn Maud Syrie Barnardo, daughter of Dr. Thomas John Barnardo and Syrie Louise Elmslie, on 27 May 1917 at Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.A.^G.¹ He and Gwendolyn Maud Syrie Barnardo were divorced in 1929.³ He died on 16 December 1965 at age 91.³
     He was educated at King's School, Canterbury, Kent, England^G.³ He was educated at St. Thomas's Hospital, London, England.³ He was educated at Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.³ He was registered as a Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, London (L.R.C.P.)¹ He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.)¹ He was awarded the Fellow of the Library of Congress, Washington.¹ He graduated from University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France^G, with a Honorary Causa.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (F.R.S.L.)¹ He lived in 1949 at Villa Mauresque, Cap Ferrat, Alpes-Maritime, France^G.¹ A writer and dramatist.¹ He was appointed Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 1954.³ He wrote the book Looking Back, published 1962.⁴ In 1963 he brought a lawsuit against his daughter Syrie Maugham to deny his fatherhood of her (disinheriting her) and to support his adoption of his secretary, Alan Searle. He lost the case.⁴

     Gwendolyn Maud Syrie Barnardo was born in 1879.² She was the daughter of Dr. Thomas John Barnardo and Syrie Louise Elmslie.^1,3 She married, firstly, Sir Henry Wellcome in 1901.² She and Sir Henry Wellcome were divorced in 1916.² She married, secondly, William Somerset Maugham, son of Robert Ormond Maugham and Edith Mary Snell, on 27 May 1917 at Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.A.^G.¹ She and William Somerset Maugham were divorced in 1929.⁴ She died on 25 July 1955.
     From 1901, her married name became Wellcome.² Her married name became Maugham.

     Charles Rudolf Paravicini was born on 22 August 1872 at Basel, Switzerland.² He married Elizabeth von Wattenwyl, daughter of Johann Ludwig von Wattenwyl and Countess Anne Emilie de Pourtales.³ He died on 5 November 1947 at age 75 at Oberhofen, Lake Thun, Switzerland.²
     He graduated with a Doctor of Jurisprudence.² He was with the Diplomatic Service in 1900.² He held the office of Minister for Switzerland to the U.K. between 1920 and 1940.⁴

     Julian John Somerset Hope, 2nd Baron Glendevon was born on 6 March 1950.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. John Adrian Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon and Elizabeth Mary Maugham.¹ He died on 29 September 2009 at age 59.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Glendevon, of Midhope, co. Linlithgow [U.K., 1964] on 19 January 1995.¹ He was an opera producer.¹ He lived in 2003 at 17 Westerby Gardens, London, England^G.¹

     Jonathan Charles Hope, 3rd Baron Glendevon was born on 23 April 1952.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. John Adrian Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon and Elizabeth Mary Maugham.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Glendevon, of Midhope, co. Linlithgow [U.K., 1964] on 29 September 2009.

     Lady Anne Adeline Hope was born on 27 January 1914.¹ She is the daughter of Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow and Doreen Maud Milner.¹ She married Lt.-Cdr. Patrick Henry James Southby, son of Commander Sir Archibald Richard James Southby, 1st Bt. and Phyllis Mary Garton, on 6 November 1939.¹
     Her married name became Southby. She lived in 2003 at Robins Mill, Overbury, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Lt.-Cdr. Patrick Henry James Southby was born on 29 October 1913.² He was the son of Commander Sir Archibald Richard James Southby, 1st Bt. and Phyllis Mary Garton.² He married Lady Anne Adeline Hope, daughter of Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow and Doreen Maud Milner, on 6 November 1939.¹ He died on 15 March 2003 at age 89.³
     He was Aide-de-Camp to Viceroy of India between 1938 and 1940.² He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy.² He lived in 2003 at Robins Mill, Overbury, Gloucestershire, England.²