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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Hume, Joseph (1777–1855), radical and politician
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Dates of existence
22 January 1777 - 20 February 1855
History
Scottish radical and political. His association with the philosophic radicalism of Ricardo, Mill, and Bentham led him to support reform of local government, financial assistance for popular education, and alleviation of the harsher aspects of the penal code.
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Sources
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography