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    Alec Douglas-Home

    Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alec_Douglas-HomeAlec Douglas-Home - Wikipedia

    In 1918 the 12th Earl of Home died; Dunglass succeeded him in the earldom, and the courtesy title passed to his son, Alec Douglas-Home, who was styled Lord Dunglass until 1951. [3] The young Lord Dunglass was educated at Ludgrove School, followed by Eton College.

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  2. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › sir-alecAlec Douglas-Home Biography – Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...

    Alec Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, was a British ‘Conservative’ politician and a former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, and achievements.

  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Alec-Douglas-HomeSir Alec Douglas-Home | Conservative Party, Foreign Policy ...

    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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  4. www.gov.uk › alec-douglas-homeHistory of Sir Alec Douglas-Home - GOV.UK

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  5. kids.britannica.com › Alec-Douglas-Home › 274052Alec Douglas-Home - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home was born on July 2, 1903, in London, England. He was the eldest son of Charles C.A. Douglas-Home and Lilian, daughter of the 4th earl of Durham. Alec was educated at Eton and Oxford. When his father succeeded to the earldom of Home in 1918, Alec became Lord Dunglass.

  6. www.encyclopedia.com › alec-douglas-homeAlec Douglas-Home | Encyclopedia.com

    As a young boy, a governess taught him at home. In 1913, Home was sent to prep school at Ludgrove, New Barnett, Hertfordshire, where he excelled at cricket. Like most aristocrats of his day, his education continued at Eton. According to Young, "he was a natural leader, unassertively self-assured, cool and fair."

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

    It gives his occupation as politician. (National Records of Scotland, 1995/781/44) Prime Minister, 1963-1964 Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home was born in London on 2 July 1903, the son of Charles Douglas-Home, 13th earl of Home and Lilian Lambton. After Oxford and a cricket tour with the MCC he became involved in the family's estates at the ...