Louis Hope

Louis Hope (19 October 1817 – 15 August 1894) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

After finishing his education he joined the Coldstream Guards, rising to the rank of Captain.

[1] Hope married Susan Frances Sophia Dumaresq, daughter of William Dumeresq, in Sydney in 1859 and together they had 8 children.

He returned to England to live in Hazlewood, Derbyshire and died in Geneva, Switzerland in 1894.

[5][6] The grounds of Ormiston House have a cairn commemorating Louis Hope's contribution to the sugar industry.

Captain Louis Hope, at a younger age
Mrs Susan Frances Sophia Hope, Ormiston House