Background
Hume, Leland was born on March 16, 1864 in at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Son of William and Mary (Leland) Hume.
Hume, Leland was born on March 16, 1864 in at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Son of William and Mary (Leland) Hume.
Student Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1880.
With Orr Brothers, wholesale grocers, Nashville, Tennessee, 1881-1885. Connected with Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1885-1913, general manager, 1890-1913. Vice president Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1913-1930.
President 4th and 1st Banks, Inc. Director American National Bank, First Industrial Corporation, Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company Director Chamber of Commerce of the United States, 1928-1932. Member Engineering Association of the South, Nashville Board of Trade (1st president).
President Tennessee Society S.A.R., 1912-1915. Commandant Jo Johnson Camp Sons of Confederacy, 1895-1900. Director Young Men’s Christian Association.
Club: Hermitage.
Married Marie Louise Trenholm, of Charleston, South Carolina., April.