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 Alexander Hume-Campbell KC (15 February 1708 – 19 July 1760), was a Scottish nobleman and politician.

The son of Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont
Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont
Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont PC , was a Scottish nobleman, politician and judge.Third but eldest surviving son of Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont, by his spouse Grisel , daughter of Sir Thomas Ker of Cavers, he assumed the additional surname of Campbell upon his marriage in...

, he entered parliament in 1734 for Berwickshire
Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwickshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918, when it was amalgamated with neighbouring Haddington to form a new Berwick and Haddington constituency...

 at the same time as his twin brother Lord Polwarth
Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont
Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont PC FRS , styled Lord Polwarth between 1724 and 1740, was a Scottish politician....

 was elected for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwick-upon-Tweed is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...

. He also held office as Lord Clerk Register
Lord Clerk Register
The office of Lord Clerk Register is the oldest surviving Great Officer of State in Scotland, with origins in the 13th century.The Clerk-Register was from ancient times the principal Clerk in the kingdom, from whom all other clerks, whatever their government positions, and who were essentially his...

 of Scotland.

Source

  • "Marchmont And The Humes of Polwarth By one of Their Descendants". 1894. ISBN 0-902664-30-1

The Honourable
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...

 Alexander Hume-Campbell KC (15 February 1708 – 19 July 1760), was a Scottish nobleman and politician.

The son of Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont
Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont
Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont PC , was a Scottish nobleman, politician and judge.Third but eldest surviving son of Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont, by his spouse Grisel , daughter of Sir Thomas Ker of Cavers, he assumed the additional surname of Campbell upon his marriage in...

, he entered parliament in 1734 for Berwickshire
Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwickshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918, when it was amalgamated with neighbouring Haddington to form a new Berwick and Haddington constituency...

 at the same time as his twin brother Lord Polwarth
Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont
Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont PC FRS , styled Lord Polwarth between 1724 and 1740, was a Scottish politician....

 was elected for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwick-upon-Tweed is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...

. He also held office as Lord Clerk Register
Lord Clerk Register
The office of Lord Clerk Register is the oldest surviving Great Officer of State in Scotland, with origins in the 13th century.The Clerk-Register was from ancient times the principal Clerk in the kingdom, from whom all other clerks, whatever their government positions, and who were essentially his...

 of Scotland.

Source

  • "Marchmont And The Humes of Polwarth By one of Their Descendants". 1894. ISBN 0-902664-30-1

The Honourable
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...

 Alexander Hume-Campbell KC (15 February 1708 – 19 July 1760), was a Scottish nobleman and politician.

The son of Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont
Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont
Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont PC , was a Scottish nobleman, politician and judge.Third but eldest surviving son of Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont, by his spouse Grisel , daughter of Sir Thomas Ker of Cavers, he assumed the additional surname of Campbell upon his marriage in...

, he entered parliament in 1734 for Berwickshire
Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwickshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918, when it was amalgamated with neighbouring Haddington to form a new Berwick and Haddington constituency...

 at the same time as his twin brother Lord Polwarth
Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont
Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont PC FRS , styled Lord Polwarth between 1724 and 1740, was a Scottish politician....

 was elected for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwick-upon-Tweed is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...

. He also held office as Lord Clerk Register
Lord Clerk Register
The office of Lord Clerk Register is the oldest surviving Great Officer of State in Scotland, with origins in the 13th century.The Clerk-Register was from ancient times the principal Clerk in the kingdom, from whom all other clerks, whatever their government positions, and who were essentially his...

 of Scotland.

Source

  • "Marchmont And The Humes of Polwarth By one of Their Descendants". 1894. ISBN 0-902664-30-1
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