Hume Babington


Hume Babington
Rector of Moviddy
DioceseCork, Cloyne and Ross
Personal details
Born1 September 1804
Died23 January 1886 (aged 81)
DenominationChurch of Ireland
Spouse
Esther Nettles
(m. 1836; died 1878)
Children13 (5 sons and 8 daughters)
Profession
  • Priest
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin

Hume Babington (1 September 1804 – 23 January 1886) was a Church of Ireland clergyman, serving as the rector at Moviddy, County Cork, for 53 years from 1833 to 1886, and a proponent of secular education in Ireland.