Crum-Ewing was born Humphrey Crum, the son of Alexander Crum of Thornliebank, Renfrewshire and his wife Jane Maclae, daughter of Walter Ewing Maclae of Cathkin.
He was the owner of Lismore Lodge (later McColl's Hotel) in Dunoon,[1] as well as properties in the West Indies.
He was chairman of the West Indian Association of Glasgow and a director of the Colonial Company of London.
[3] He was Lord Lieutenant of Dumbartonshire from 23 February 1874 until his death in 1887 at the age of 84.
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