INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Hume.
(despatches, medal and five clasps D.S.O.); Major, 1897; Liet-Col, 1904; Attache with the Japanese Army in Manchuria, 1904-5; Colonel, 1906; A.D.C. to C.in C. in India, 1885-92; Military Governor to the Crown Prince of Siam, 1890-99; Military Attache to H.B.M.S, Embassy, Tokio, 1903-7. Club: Army and Navy.
Hume, Sir Robert, K.C.B, (1887), G.C.B. (190); b, 1828; entered the Army, 1847; served in the Crimea, 1854-5; twice severely wounded; served in the Bhutan expedition, 1865; commanded Sagar District, 1874-7; Allahabad Division, 1879-80; Afghanistan Field Force, 1880-1; Quetta Division, 1881; Lahore Division, 1881-4; became Lieutenant-General, 1913. Address: c/o India Office, London.
Hume, Rev. Robert A, M.A., D.D., veteren American Missionary of Ahmednagar; b, Bombay, 1847; proud of being called an Indian; educ: Yale University; received his B.A., M.A. and D.D, degress; returned to India, 1874; developed the Ahmedhnagar Theological Seminary; Editor, “Dhyanodaya”, an Anglo-marathi weekly of Bombay. Publica “modern View”. Address: Ahmednagar, Bombay, India.
Hunt, Frederick John Robert Vere, Offg. Chief Judge, Travanconre (Retired); called to Bar (King’s Inn, Dublin), 1897; enrolled as Advocate, Madras High Court, 1899; Judge, Travancore High Court, and ex-officio Principal, Travancore Law College, 1900; Offg Chief Justice, Travancore High Court, 1913; retired, 1914.
Hunt, Maj.-Gen. Robert Augustus Carew; Unemployed Supernumerary List; b. Hamburg, 1838; s, of late Henry Carew Hunt of Stoke Gabriel, Devon; m. 1878, Annie, d, of Richard Agar of Bagnalstown, Carlow; served with 5th Bombay Light Infantry against the Taipings near Shanghai; present at the storming and capture of the entrenched camp at Wang-Kaza, 18G2; accompanied his regiment to Abyssinia, 1867; served in Afghan War, 1879-83, and commanded the 5th Bombay Light Infantry in the march to Kandahar (medal): Income and Land Tax Commissioner for Devon, 1906; Hon, Colonel. 105th Mahratta Light Infantry, 1909; J.P. for Devon. Address: Sid Abbey, Salcombe Regis, near Sidmouth, Devon.
Hunter, Lieut-Gen Sir Archibald, K.C.B., (1898), D.S.O. (1886), Governor and Commander-in-Chief , Gibralter; b. 1856; educ: Glasgow Academy; Sandhurst; Joined the Army in the 4th King’s Own Royal Lancaster, 1874; eventually became Major-General, 1896; served in Egypt under Sir Francis Grenfell; wounded severely, in the battle of Giniss, 1885; also wounded slightly in the battle of Toski, 1889; on special service in Egypt; Governor of Dongola and Commandant of Frontier Field Force, 1895-99; Governor of Omdurman, 1899; won Egyptian medal and other orders; commanded 1st Class District in India, 1899; commanded 10th Division, in South Africa, 1900-1901 (despatches, twice promoted Lieut.-General); commanded in Scotland, 1901-1903; Western Army Corps, India, 1904-7; commanded Southern Army, India, 1907-9. Clubs: Naval and Military, United Service.
