Edward Archibald Hume
Captain Edward Archibald Hume held the office of Chief Magistrate of colonial 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 to 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.
