John Hume (bishop)

John Hume DD (c.1703–26 June 1782) was an English bishop.

William Hume (1651-1714) of Milton, Devon, and his wife Jane Robertson (d.

[1][2] Hume matriculated at Merton College, Oxford on 31 March 1721, aged 15.

[5] He was rector of Barnes, London from 1749 to 1758; he was appointed Bishop of Bristol in 1756.

[7] He died on 26 June 1782 and was buried in Salisbury Cathedral on 6 July 1782.

Memorial to Bishop Hume in Salisbury Cathedral