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   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.

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   Apr 5, 2024 · Sir Alec Douglas-Home was a British foreign secretary from 1960 to 1963, prime minister from Oct. 19, 1963, to Oct. 16, 1964, and, after the fall of his government, Conservative opposition spokesman in the House of Commons on foreign affairs. He was also foreign secretary from 1970 to 1974.

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   2 Jul 1903. Birth place. London, England. Died. 9 Oct 1995 (aged 92 years) About Sir Alec Douglas-Home. Alec Douglas-Home stepped in as Prime Minister after Macmillan’s resignation. His premiership was the briefest of the 20th Century, lasting two days short of a year.

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   May 29, 2018 · views 3,765,249 updated May 18 2018. 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.

8. www.nrscotland.gov.uk › douglas-home-alexanderSir Alec Douglas-Home (1903-1995) - National Records of Scotland

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   In 1911 Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, 7, scholar at home, was enumerated with his parents, Lord and Lady Dunglass, at Springfield House. The census record shows that the building, on the...

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   Who was Sir Alec Douglas-Home?

   • Sir Alec Douglas-Home was a British foreign secretary from 1960 to 1963, prime minister from Oct. 19, 1963, to Oct. 16, 1964, and, after the fall of his government, Conservative opposition spokesman in the House of Commons on foreign affairs. He was also foreign secretary from 1970 to 1974.

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   When did Alec Douglas-Home die?

   • Sir Alec Douglas-Home (born July 2, 1903, London, Eng.—died Oct. 9, 1995, The Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scot.) was a British foreign secretary from 1960 to 1963, prime minister from Oct. 19, 1963, to Oct. 16, 1964, and, after the fall of his government, Conservative opposition spokesman in the House of Commons on foreign affairs.

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   When did Sir Alec Douglas renounce his title?

   • So he renounced his title, four days after becoming Prime Minister. Once he renounced the title, he became simply Sir Alec Douglas-Home. He had been made a Knight of the Thistle in 1962. Finally, after he lost the election of 1964, he was given a life peerage, titled ' Baron Home of the Hirsel'.

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   What was Sir Alec Douglas-Home's legacy?

   • As his biographer D R Thorpe notes, the legacy of his government was the abolition of resale price maintenance, which enabled the cut price stickers on goods we see today. The reform – led by President of the Board of Trade Edward Heath – faced opposition within the party, but Sir Alec Douglas-Home held firm and the bill was eventually passed.

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