Joseph Hume

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Joseph Hume was a prominent 19th-century Scottish physician and radical British politician known for his campaigns for parliamentary reform, economy in public spending, and civil liberties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Member of Parliament
human
physician
radical politician
advocatedFor civil liberties
free trade
parliamentary reform
reduction of taxation
reform of the Corn Laws
religious equality
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1777-01-22
dateOfDeath 1855-02-20
educatedAt University of Edinburgh
employer British East India Company
surface form: East India Company
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName David Hume
surface form: Hume
fieldOfWork medicine
politics
givenName Joseph
knownAs watchdog of the Treasury
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
name Joseph Hume self-link
notableFor advocacy of economy in public spending
campaigns against flogging in the army
campaigns against impressment in the navy
campaigns for parliamentary reform
efforts to reduce government waste
opposition to excessive military expenditure
support for civil liberties
support for the secret ballot
support for wider suffrage
placeOfBirth Angus
Montrose
Scotland
placeOfDeath England
London, England
surface form: London
politicalAlignment Radical
Whig Party
surface form: Whig
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Aberdeen
Member of Parliament for Middlesex
Member of Parliament for Montrose Burghs
residence London, England
surface form: London
workedAs East India Company surgeon
surgeon

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Allan Octavian Hume father Joseph Hume
Joseph Hume name Joseph Hume self-link