British businessman and politician
Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet (1703 – 10 October 1772) was a British businessman and MP.
He was the fourth son of Robert Home (subsequently Hume) of Ayton, Berwick.
Hume was a Principal Managing Owner for groups which built ships and hired them to the East India Company. He was elected Member of Parliament for Steyning in 1747–54, and Tregony in 1761–68, both rotten boroughs.
After inheriting the Wormleybury estate from his brother Alexander in 1765 he rebuilt the house his brother had commissioned in 1734. He was given a baronet on 4 April 1769.
He was the father of 2 sons and a daughter by his wife Hannah, sixth daughter of Sir Thomas Frederick and was succeeded by his eldest son Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet. Their daughter Hannah married the wit James Hare.
References
- Anthony Farrington, Catalogue of East India Company Ships' Journals and Logs 1600-1834, British Library, 1999
- ^ "HUME, Abraham (1703-72), of Wormleybury, Herts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded byCharles Eversfield Hitch Younge |
Member of Parliament for Steyning 1747–1754 With: Hitch Younge |
Succeeded byHitch Younge Alexander Hume |
| Preceded byJohn Fuller William Trevanion |
Member of Parliament for Tregony 1761–1768 With: William Trevanion to 1767 Thomas Pownall from 1767 |
Succeeded byJohn Grey Thomas Pownall |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Wormleybury, Herts) 1769–1772 |
Succeeded byAbraham Hume |
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