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James B. Hume (January 23, 1827–May 18, 1904) was one of the American West 's premier lawmen. Born in Stamford Township, Delaware County, New York, he left home in 1850 headed for the gold fields of California with his brother John.
James B. Hume was a miner, trader, and lawman in California after the Gold Rush began but left his mark on history as a Wells Fargo detective who captured stagecoach robbers such as Black Bart.
Wells, Fargo Detective: A Biography of James B. Hume is a biography of the famous Wells Fargo detective, James B. Hume (1827–1904). The book was written by Richard H. Dillon and published in 1969 by Coward–McCann, Inc. of New York.
In 1873, Wells Fargo hired James B. Hume as the company’s first chief special agent. As a former sheriff for El Dorado County, California, Hume was an experienced investigator who managed risk for the company until his death in 1904.
Mar 31, 2024 · Morse and his boss, Chief of Detectives James B. Hume, believed in the office motto “Wells Fargo never forgets,” especially as it applied to the Black Bart case.
A common misconception is that the famous western lawman James B. Hume was the first Wells Fargo detective. In fact, San Francisco police officers Isaiah Lees, Leonard Noyes, and James Gannon, as well as Sacramento lawmen Dan Gay and Charles P. O’Neil, all worked as Wells Fargo sleuths long before Hume’s start in 1873.
James B. Hume (January 23, 1827 – May 18, 1904) was one of the American West 's premier lawmen. Born in Stamford Township, Delaware County, New York, he left home in 1850 headed for the gold fields of California with his brother John. Hume panned gold and mined for a number of years in addition to operating a trade store off and on.
