Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet

Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet (1703 – 10 October 1772) was a British Member of Parliament for Steyning in 1747–1761, and Tregony in 1761–1768, both rotten boroughs. He was a Principal Managing Owner for groups which built ships and hired them to the East India Company.

He was the father of Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet, by his wife Hannah, sixth daughter of Sir Thomas Frederick. Their daughter Hannah married the wit James Hare.

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