Jaquelin H. Hume

Jaquelin H. Hume
Born	1905 Harbor Point, Michigan
Died	October 1, 1991 San Francisco, California
Cause of death	Cancer-related stroke
Residence	San Francisco, California
Education	Princeton University Harvard Business School
Occupation	Businessman, philanthropist
Political party	Republican Party
Spouse(s)	Caroline Howard Hume
Children	Patricia Highberg Carol Tolan William J. Hume George H. Hume
Relatives	William Hume (brother) Leslie P. Hume (daughter-in-law)

Jaquelin Holliday "Jack" Hume (1905-1991) was an American businessman and conservative philanthropist. He co-founded Basic American Foods, the world's largest producer of dried onion and garlic, and dried potatoes (used primarily for instant mashed potatoes). He was a major donor to President Ronald Reagan, and a patron of the arts.

Jaquelin Holliday Hume was born in 1905 in Harbor Point, Michigan. He had a brother, William Hume. He grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey in 1928, where he had been a member of the Charter Club. He then received an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1930.

With his brother, he co-founded the Basic Vegetable Products Company in 1933. The company sold dried onion and garlic as well as dried beans. After it successfully merged with its competitors, it became the world's largest producer of dried onion and garlic. In the 1950s, he founded the American Potato Company. It became the world's largest producer of dried potato products, including instant mash potatoes. Both companies later became known as Basic American Foods.

On December 8, 1966, he filed the patent named "Process of producing large dehydrated onion pieces": 'US 3607316 A'.

He served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center. He also served as Chairman of the San Francisco Museum of Art and Vice Chairman of the Asian Art Foundation.

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