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George Hume (other)
George Hume may refer to: * George Hume (politician) (1866–1946), British politician and leader of the London County Council * George H. Hume, American heir, businessman and philanthropist * George Sherwood Hume (1893–1965), Canadian geologist * George Hume (cricketer) (1800–1872), English cricketer * George Steuart Hume (1747–1788), Maryland physician and landowner * George Hume (surveyor) (1697– 1760), American surveyor and colonial official * Sir George Hume, 1st Baronet, Scottish-Irish baronet See also * George Home (other) {{hndis, Hume, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hume (politician)
Sir George Hopwood Hume (24 May 1866 – 13 September 1946) was a British Conservative politician and leader of the London County Council. He was born in the Ukrainian city of Poltava, then in the Russian Empire. His father was George Hume, a Scottish mechanical engineer, and British vice consul at Kiev and Kharkov. He was educated in Russia, Switzerland and at the Finsbury Technical College, London. He was apprenticed as an electrical engineer at Siemens Brothers, later studying law and was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1900. In 1901, he married Jeanne Alice Ladrierre of Lausanne, who died in 1922. Political career Greenwich Borough Council Hume entered politics in November 1900 when he was elected to the newly constituted Greenwich Borough Council as a member of the Conservative-backed Moderate grouping. He topped the poll in the Charlton ward, and became leader as the Moderates took control of the new council. London County Council In March 1910 Hume was electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |