Hulme Trust

532297[1][2]) founded in 1691 by the bequest of the English lawyer and landowner William Hulme (c.1631–91).

[3] The Trust was to use the money for educational purposes: Hulmeian Exhibitions were established at Brasenose College, Oxford to support four poor students through their studies and for four years after graduation.

As the wealth of the trust increased through profitable property investments, several Acts of Parliament allowed the Trustees to spend the money on other purposes so the number of Exhibitioners was increased and a lectureship in Divinity established at Brasenose College, Oxford.

[3][4][5] In 1827, the Trust was allowed to begin purchasing Anglican benefices and bought 28 in total (with 21 in Lancashire alone).

Scholarships were also created to allow students from these schools to study at Brasenose College, Oxford.