Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet
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Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet (1703 – 10 October 1772) was a British Member of Parliament
for Steyning
, 1747–1761, and Tregony
, 1761–1768. He was the father of Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Steyning
Steyning (UK Parliament constituency)
Steyning was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, England, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons sporadically from 1298 and continuously from 1467 until 1832...
, 1747–1761, and Tregony
Tregony (UK Parliament constituency)
Tregony was a rotten borough in Cornwall which was represented in the Model Parliament of 1295, and returned two Members of Parliament to the English and later British Parliament continuously from 1562 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act....
, 1761–1768. He was the father of Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet.