[Born at Montrose, 1777. Still living.]
Has sat in the House of Commons for upwards of forty years. Was educated
for the medical profession, and is member of the Colleges of Surgeons of
Edinburgh and London. Acted in India as Persian interpreter to the army,
during the Mahratta war, from 1802 to 1807. Joseph Hume is a consistent
Reformer, and by his steadiness, earnestness, and faithful adherence to
the principles of his life, has secured the respect and good-will of all
political parties. When he entered parliament, his views were considered
extreme and theoretical. Many of these views have been gradually adopted
by the leading statesmen of the time, and there is every probability
that Mr. Hume will outlive all his grievances. He is a rigid economist,
and a thoroughly honest politician.