Andrew Percy Hope was for many years a boat builder in Sitka, Alaska. Many fishing boats active in the industry today were constructed by Hope. He was long active in the Alaska Native Brotherhood and was a charter member of Camp No.1, organized in 1912. In 1922, he was elected Grand Camp President, and was active on the Grand Camp Executive Committee. Hope was first elected to the territorial house of Representatives in 1944. He served the the Territorial Legislature for a number of terms, and also served in the first State Legislature. Hope, along with Frank Johnson and a number of other leaders, guided the Central Council through its early years. Hope served as President for 25 years, and his contributions to the Tlingit and Haida people and the Central Council, are beyond measure.