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Sir Patrick Hume, 2nd Baronet

Scottish politician
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Also known as: 1st earl of Marchmont, Lord Polwarth, Sir Patrick Home
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Hume also spelled:
Home
Also called (1690–97):
Lord Polwarth or
(from 1697):
1st earl of Marchmont
Born:
Jan. 13, 1641
Died:
Aug. 1, 1724, Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland, Eng. (aged 83)

Sir Patrick Hume, 2nd Baronet (born Jan. 13, 1641—died Aug. 1, 1724, Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland, Eng.) was a Scottish Protestant opponent of James II, who was involved in the rebellion of the duke of Monmouth and the invasion of William of Orange. As a member of the Scottish Parliament in 1665, he was active in opposing the harsh policy of the earl of Lauderdale toward the Covenanters, and for his contumacy he was imprisoned. After his release he went to London, where he associated himself with the duke of Monmouth. Suspected of complicity in the Rye House Plot, he remained for ...(100 of 221 words)

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