HUME

'Hume' ('''Home''' is an older variant spelling of Hume, still used for the senior branches of the family) is a surname that originated in the South East of Scotland, of which the senior representatives are the Earls of Home. The name can refer to several people and places:

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People

★ Sir Alec Douglas-Home, (July 2, 1903 – October 9, 1995), British Prime Minister

★ Allan Octavian Hume, (1829-1912) British administrator in India

★ Andrew Hamilton Hume (1762-1849) Australian superintendent of convicts and farmer [1]

★ Andrew Hume Australian convict and leader of final failed attempted to rescue Leichhardt's expedition [2][3][4]

★ Basil Cardinal Hume, former Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster

★ Brit Hume, journalist best known for his work on Fox News

★ David Hume, (1711-76) 18th-century Scottish philosopher

★ David Hume of Godscroft, 17th c. Scottish historian

★ David Hume (explorer), Southern African explorer

★ Desmond David Hume, a fictional character on the television series ''Lost''

★ Gary Hume, British artist

★ Alexander Hamilton Hume (1797-1873) Australian explorer

★ Iain Hume, Canadian footballer

★ John Hume, Northern Irish politician

★ Joseph Hume (born, January 22, 1777) British political reformer during the Enlightenment

★ Martin Andrew Sharp Hume (1847-1910) English historian, born Martin Andrew Sharp

★ Sir Patrick Hume, or Home (1641-1724) Scottish statesman

★ Rob Hume, English ornithological writer

★ Tobias Hume, English composer, viola player and soldier

Places

★ Hume Castle, the historic 13c. eponymous fortress of the Home/Hume family in Berwickshire, Scotland

★ Hume, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra

★ the City of Hume, a municipality in northern Melbourne

★ Division of Hume, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales.

★ the Greater Hume Shire Council, a municipality in rural New South Wales

★ Hume, Illinois, a village in the United States

★ Hume, New York, a town in the United States

★ Hume, Virginia, a village in the United States
It may also refer to any of several prominent Australian landmarks named after Hamilton Hume:

★ the Hume Highway, the main road between Melbourne and Sydney

★ Lake Hume, a large artificial lake and the associated Hume Dam, which forms Lake Hume

Other

★ Hume (soil) is a type of soil.

★ Hume is the name of the Human race in the computer role playing game series Final Fantasy

★ Hume (language) (Higher-order Unified Meta-Environment) is a computer programming language