Hume Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hume, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is dormant while the other is extinct.
The Hume Baronetcy, of Polwarth, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 19 December 1637. For more information on this creation, which became dormant in 1794, see Lord Polwarth
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The Hume Baronetcy, of Wormleybury in the County of Hertford, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 4 April 1769 for Abraham Hume
, Member of Parliament
for Steyning
and Tregony
. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a floriculturist and Member of Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1838.
The Hume Baronetcy, of Polwarth, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 19 December 1637. For more information on this creation, which became dormant in 1794, see Lord Polwarth
Lord Polwarth
Lord Polwarth, of Polwarth in the County of Berwick, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1690 for Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth, 2nd Baronet, Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1696 to 1702...
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The Hume Baronetcy, of Wormleybury in the County of Hertford, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 4 April 1769 for Abraham Hume
Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet
Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet was a British Member of Parliament for Steyning, 1747–1761, and Tregony, 1761–1768. He was the father of Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet.-References:...
, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Steyning
Steyning (UK Parliament constituency)
Steyning was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, England, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons sporadically from 1298 and continuously from 1467 until 1832...
and Tregony
Tregony (UK Parliament constituency)
Tregony was a rotten borough in Cornwall which was represented in the Model Parliament of 1295, and returned two Members of Parliament to the English and later British Parliament continuously from 1562 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act....
. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a floriculturist and Member of Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1838.
Hume Baronets, of Wormleybury (1769)
- Sir Abraham Hume, 1st BaronetSir Abraham Hume, 1st BaronetSir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet was a British Member of Parliament for Steyning, 1747–1761, and Tregony, 1761–1768. He was the father of Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet.-References:...
(c. 1703–1772) - Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet (1749–1838)