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Elizabeth Hester Douglas-Home, Baroness Home of the Hirsel (née Alington; 6 November 1909 – 3 September 1990) was the wife of British politician and prime minister Alec Douglas-Home.
- Elizabeth Hester Alington, 6 November 1909
- British
- 3 September 1990 (aged 80)
- 4, including David, 15th Earl of 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.
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Key Facts. Tenure dates. 18 Oct 1963 - 16 Oct 1964. Length of tenure. 363 days. Party. Conservative Party. Spouse. Elizabeth Alington. Born. 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.
Oct 9, 1995 · The Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire, UK. Immediate Family: Son of Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home and Lillian Douglas-Home, Countess of Home. Husband of Elizabeth Hester Douglas-Home, Baroness Home of the Hirsel. Father of Private; Private; Lady Lavinia Caroline Douglas-Home and Lady Diana Lucy Wolfe-Murray.
Prime minister. Douglas‐Home succeeded to the earldom in 1951 but relinquished it in 1963 to re‐enter the Commons as prime minister, in succession to Harold Macmillan. In 1974 he returned to the House of Lords as Lord Home of the Hirsel.
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.
