Joseph Hume ( 1777 - 1855 )

Birth: Montrose, Forfarshire (22 January 1777) Death: His seat, Burnley Hall, Norfolk (20 February 1855) Burial: Kensal Green cemetery, London Profession: Politician Surgeon Education: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, London Career: Apprenticed to a local Surgeon (1790); Assistant Surgeon in the sea service of the HEIC (1797); returned to England with a fortune (1807); Tory MP for Weymouth (1812); Radical MP for Aberdeen (1818-1830); MP for Middlesex (1830-1837); MP for Kilkenny (1837-1841); MP for Montrose (1842-1855); Privy Councillor; DL for Middlesex; Lord Rector of Aberdeen University (twice) Memberships: MRCS Edinburgh (1796) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 8/01/1818.