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Hume Family Fonds
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1862-1980
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John Frederick Hume (August 8, 1860 – February 6, 1935) was a notary public and political figure in British Columbia. He represented West Kootenay South in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1894 to 1898 and served for several years as Nelson alderman.
He was born in Jacksonville, New Brunswick, of Scottish origin, and was educated there. In 1891, Hume married Lydia J. Irvine. He served as a justice of the peace. He served in the provincial cabinet as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Mines. In 1898, Hume and his wife Lydia opened the Hume Hotel in Nelson.
Among John and Lydia's children were Forestry worker John Frederick Junior (1904-1977) and newspaper writer Freeda Hume Bolton (1900-1998).
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Hume Fonds