1777-1855. British Radical politician. Born
at Montrose, Scotland, he went to India as an
army surgeon 1797, made a fortune, and on his
return bought a seat in Parliament. In 1818
he secured election as a Philosophic Radical
and supported many progressive measures. His
son Allan Octavian Hume (1829-1912) was
largely responsible for the establishment of
the Indian National Congress 1885.