Background
Hume, William was born on February 1, 1888 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Leland and Louise (Trenholm) Hume.
Hume, William was born on February 1, 1888 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Leland and Louise (Trenholm) Hume.
Educated Branham and Hughes Preparatory School, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 1905, Bachelor of Arts Vanderbil University, 1909, Bachelor of Laws, 1910.
Senior partner, law firm, Hume, Howard and Davis since 1940. Trustee, member Executive Committee, George Peabody College for Teachers. Trustee, member Executive Committee Fisk University.
Member of the board of directors, Southwestern at Memphis.
Member of the board of directors, secretary, Ward-Belmont College. Member joint university library board, Vanderbilt, Peabody, Scarritt.
Member Executive Committee foreign missions, Presbyterian Church in the United States, 1930-1937. Vice president board of trustees, Monroe Harding Children’s Home.
Member commission on educational institutions, Presbyterian Synod of Tennessee.
President Nashville board of education. Member of the Board of Governors Nashville Chamber of Commerce. Member board park commissioner, Nashville Public library, Juvenile Aid Bureau, Nashville chapter American Red Cross, Travelers’ Aid (Nashville), Nashville Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Youth, Incorporated., Nashville.
Member Nashville Bar Association, Tennessee State Bar Association, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Club: Belle Meade Country.
Married Sallie Phillips McKay, April 23, 1913.