Hume baronets

There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hume, two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creations is dormant while two are extinct.

The Hume Baronetcy, of Polwarth, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 19 December 1637. For more information on this creation, which became dormant in 1794, see Lord Polwarth.

The Home Baronetcy, of North Berwick, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in circa 1671 for George Hume. On the death of the fourth Baronet in 1747 the title became either extinct or dormant.

The Hume Baronetcy, of Wormleybury in the County of Hertford, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 4 April 1769 for Abraham Hume, Member of Parliament for Steyning and Tregony. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a floriculturist and member of parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1838.

Hume baronets, of Polwarth (1637)

Home baronets, of North Berwick (1671)

Hume baronets, of Wormleybury (1769)

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