Alec Douglas-Home
Sir Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home
Rush ID: 3768
Details
- Born:
- 2 July 1903
- Died:
- 9 October 1995
- Birth place:
- London, UK
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- true
- Formative occupation:
- Farmer
- Election occupation:
- Farmer
- Parentage:
- 13th Earl of Home and Lady Lilian Lambton
- Notes:
- None
- Knighthood/Dame:
- True
- Highest Office:
- Cabinet Minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 3768
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q128976
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- 2846
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- DOUGLAS-HOME, Sir Alec (1903-1995)
- DUNGLASS, Lord (1903-1995) **
- HOME, Earl of (1903-1995) **
Alternative names
-
Lord Dunglass (Title)
1918 - 1951
title inherited on father's succession as Earl of Home
-
Earl Of Home (Title)
1951 - 1963
title inherited on father's death, renounced 1963
Peerages
-
14th Earl of Home
Hereditary
1951
Renounced title on 23 October 1963 on becoming Prime Minister.
-
Baron Home of the Hirsel of Coldstream
Life
1974
Constituencies
-
Kinross and West Perthshire
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1963* Date of election: 7 November 1963 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1974² Date of exit: 10 October 1974 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Retirement Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Area Notes: None -
Lanark
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1950 Date of election: 23 February 1950 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1951* Date of exit: 11 July 1951 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Succession to peerage Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None -
Lanark
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1931 Date of election: 27 October 1931 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1945 Date of exit: 5 July 1945 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None
Unsuccessful candidate in
-
Coatbridge
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1929 Date of election: Thu 30th May 1929 Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes:
Ministerial offices
-
PPS 1935-1940
-
Minister of State 1951-1955
-
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1960-1963
-
Prime Minister 1963-1964
Higher education
-
Christ Church
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
-
Alington, Elizabeth Hester
Year: 1936
Notes: 3 daughters, 1 son
Parties
-
Conservative Party Member
-
Conservative Party Leader
1963-1965