Hume baronets

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.

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.

Hume baronets, of Polwarth (1637)

see Lord Polwarth

Hume baronets, of Wormleybury (1769)

Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet (c. 1703–1772)
Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet (1749–1838)

References

Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "H" (part 4)

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