John Frederick Hume was a miner, notary public

Notary public

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 and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. He represented West Kootenay South

West Kootenay South

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 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1894 to 1898.

He was born in Jacksonville, New Brunswick, of Scottish

Scotland

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 origin, and was educated there. In 1891, Hume married Lydia J. Irvine. He served as a justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

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. Hume lived in Nelson

Nelson, British Columbia

Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,...

. He served in the provincial cabinet as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Mines. In 1898, Hume and his wife Lydia opened the Hume Hotel in Nelson. He sold the hotel to Wilmer C. Wells

Wilmer Cleveland Wells

Wilmer Cleveland Wells was a rancher, lumberman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented East Kootenay North from 1899 to 1903 and Columbia from 1903 to 1907 as a Liberal in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.Wells was first elected to the assembly in an 1899 by-election...

in 1907. Hume died in Nelson at the age of 74.