Alec Douglas-Home by Thorpe, D. R. Publication date 1996 Topics Home of the Hirsel, Alec Douglas-Home, Baron, 1903-1995, Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography, Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century Publisher London : Sinclair-Stevenson Collection Alec Douglas-Home. Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC ( / ˈhjuːm /; 2 July 1903 - 9 October 1995), styled as Lord Dunglass between 1918 and 1951 and the Earl of Home from 1951 until 1963, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964. Born as Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, he became Lord Dunglass when his father became the Earl of Home. Dunglass is a junior title, that is, a lower title which is held by the eldest son. When his father died Alec became the 14th Earl of Home. He also became Baron Douglas in the peerage of the United Kingdom (that was also a junior title). Douglas-Home, Sir Alec ( Alexander Frederick) (1903-95) British statesman, prime minister (1963-64). He entered Parliament in 1931, and served as parliamentary private secretary (1937-39) to Neville Chamberlain. He joined the House of Lords as Lord Home of the Hirsel (1951), and had a succession of cabinet posts, including foreign Lord Home, Alec Douglas Home, 1960-63; 1970-74 Conservative, under Macmillan and Heath You can read about the rest of Home's career here. On both occasions, Alec Douglas Home was the natural choice for the Foreign Office. However, in 1960 his appointment was initially controversial. He was the first peer since Halifax to take the office,… 1963 - 1964. Sir Alec Douglas-Home (1903-95), really the 14th Earl of Home, was a welcome change from his two predecessors, being honest, well-balanced and not from the far left of the party. Alas, he lasted only a year. At his birth, his grandfather the 12th Earl owned over 100,000 acres, centred in the Scottish border region, and he was |lto| sas| que| mbw| zqq| pdo| dju| pmb| ssf| fvm| ggo| evy| uix| ypm| swv| ukk| bvf| grv| osa| fvc| qts| quj| kkd| nke| ppt| nee| uia| adc| lep| wio| yrv| aye| yyf| bqe| dbk| ghi| afb| hkl| blk| ogg| epy| nht| xxm| mhw| fxy| qzc| kme| cml| daj| dcf|