General Sir Alexander Hope GCB (2 December 1769 – 19 May 1837) was a British Army officer and the last Governor of the Royal Military College while it was at Great Marlow and the first Governor after its move to Sandhurst.

[1] He commanded the 14th Regiment of Foot at the skirmish at Geldermalsen, the Netherlands, in 1795 during the Flanders Campaign[2] and was severely wounded, losing an arm and being left permanently lame.

[3] He was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Tynemouth and Cliff Fort in 1797, Lieutenant-Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1798 and Deputy Assistant Adjutant General to the Forces in Holland in 1799.

[4] He went on to serve as Deputy Quartermaster General to the Forces.

[3] In 1805 Hope married Georgiana Brown and together they had four sons, including:[6] Upon his death, Alexander was buried with Georgina in Aberlady churchyard.