HUME, Hon. Sir Andrew (1676-1730), of Kimmerghame, Berwick.

Family and Education

b. 19 July 1676, 4th s. of Sir Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont [S] by Grisell, da. of Sir Thomas Ker of Cavers, Roxburgh. educ. Utrecht 1695; adv. 1696. m. Apr. 1700, Elizabeth, da. of John Douglas of Newcastle, Northumb., wid. of Sir William Douglas of Cavers, sis. of Oley Douglas*, 2s. 2da. Kntd. 1698; suc. cos. Robert Hume to Kimmerghame 1710; styled. Ld. Kimmerghame, 1714–; d. Scots Peerage ed. Paul, vi. 14–16; Hist. Scot. Parl. 351; M. Warrender, Marchmont and the Humes of Polwarth, 179–80; Album Studiosorum Academiae Rheno-Tractiniae, 95; Scot. Rec. Soc. lxxvi. 106; New Hist. Northumb. x. 406.

Offices Held

Collector of tunnage [S] 1695; commr. Equivalent [S] 1707–19; ld. of session, 1714–d. Add. 70051, list of grants; info. from Dr P. W. J. Riley on members of Scot. parl.; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxi. 300–1, 331; xxiii. 234; xxviii. 43; Brunton and Haig, Senators Coll. Justice, 495.

Burgess, Edinburgh 1698, Glasgow 1714; sheriff depute, Berwickshire 1690–1710; commissary, Edinburgh by 1701; commr. visitation, St. Andrews Univ. 1718; member, ct. of delegates 1728. Scot. Rec. Soc. lix. 257; lvi. 302; Scots Peerage, 16; Add. 70166, list of Scot. offices; 61631, f. 64.

MP [S], Kirkcudbright 1700–7.

Parlimentarian

HUME, Hon. Sir Andrew (1676-1730), of Kimmerghame, Berwick.

Main residence: Kimmerghame, Berwick.

Author

D.W.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

HUME, Hon. Sir Andrew (1676-1730)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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