Early Life
Alexander Britton Hume was born in Washington, D.C., the son of George Graham Hume and Virginia Powell (née Minnigerode) Hume. He attended St. Albans School at the same time as Al Gore and graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, with a Bachelor of Arts in English during 1965.
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