John Hume (priest)

John Hume (1743–1818) was a Dean of the Church of Ireland.[1]

He was born in Oxford and educated at Christ Church, Oxford, getting a BA in 1765 and a MA in 1769.[2] He held livings at Gillingham, Dorset and West Lavington, Wiltshire. He was Dean of Derry from 1783 until his death.[3]

  1. ^ "Will of The Very Reverend John Hume, Dean of Derry". The National Archives. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Hume, John (2)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. pp344/5 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878