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Long (WALTER HUME an English)

WALTER HUME, an English politician, born in 1854; was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford; from 1886 to 1892 was parliamentary secretary to the local government board; elected member of Parliament from West Derby, 1892-1900; president of the Board of Agriculture, 1895-1900; president of the local government board, 1900-1906; defeated for Parliament at Bristol in 1906; he was chosen from Dublin to represent the interests of Ulster, 1906-1910. Mr.

Long was appointed chief secretary for Ireland, 1905-1906; president of the local government board, 1915-1916; secretary of state of the colonies, 1916-1918. From 1919 he held office as first lord of the admiralty.