Life Summary - Hamilton Hume - Australian Dictionary of Biography

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Hume, Hamilton (1797–1873)

	Hume, Hamilton (1797–1873)
Born	19 June, 1797 Parramatta, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Died	19 April, 1873 (aged 75) Yass , New South Wales , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Irish Scottish
Religious Influence	Anglican
Related Entries [View as tree]	Hume, Andrew Hamilton (father) Walker, John (nephew by marriage) Hovell, William Hilton (colleague) Angel, Henry (acquaintance) Meehan, James (expeditionist) Throsby, Charles (expeditionist) Oxley, John Joseph (expeditionist)
Occupation*	explorer (1814-1827) New South Wales, Australia grazier (unspecified) (1822-1873) New South Wales, Australia explorer (1824-1825) Victoria, Australia explorer (1828-1828) New South Wales, Australia magistrate (1860-1873) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate