About Edward Archibald Hume
Lived 1878 – 1915 (aged 36–37). Edward Archibald Hume was a British judge.
Captain Edward Archibald Hume (died 27 August 1915) held the office of Chief Magistrate of colonial Gambia (now called office of the Chief Justice of the Gambia) from 1909 until 1913. After his retirement from colonial service he was selected as the Conservative and Unionist Party candidate in the 1914 general election for the Banffshire constituency. However the election was deferred due to World War I.
Personal life He completed his degree at Trinity College, Oxford, in 1900. He married Violet Mary Hope on 30 July 1912.
Death He died in active service from a bullet wound in the spine on 27 August 1915 as he fought in the First World War. He was buried at sea.
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Chief Magistrate of colonial Gambia
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Edward Archibald Hume was born on 25 December 1878.
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Edward Archibald Hume died in 1915.
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Edward Archibald Hume was a judge.
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