| Authorised form of name | Hume; Joseph (1777 - 1855) |
| Dates | 1777 - 1855 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Montrose, Forfarshire |
| Date of birth | 22 January 1777 |
| Place of death | His seat, Burnley Hall, Norfolk |
| Date of death | 20 February 1855 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Kensal Green cemetery, London |
| Occupation | Politician; Surgeon |
| Activity | Education:
Aberdeen, Edinburgh, London
Career:
Apprenticed to a local Surgeon (1790); Assistant Surgeon in the sea service of the HEIC (1797); returned to England with a fortune (1807); MP for Weymouth (1812); MP for Aberdeen (1818-1830); MP for Middlesex (1830-1837); MP for Kilkenny (1837-1841); MP for Montrose (1842-1855); Privy Councillor; DL for Middlesex; Lord Rector of Aberdeen University (twice)
Memberships:
MRCS Edinburgh (1796)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/01/1818 |
| Relationships | Younger son of a shipmaster |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167 |
| Royal Society code | NA3454 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| M/097 | Hume, Joseph | |
| HS/10/217 | Letter, from Joseph Hume to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bryanston Square | 27 May 1850 |
| EC/1817/17 | Hume, Joseph: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/002305 | Hume, Joseph | nd |