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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.
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Sir Alec Douglas-Home was an aristocrat who had given up his...
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- Harold Macmillan
Apr 5, 2024 · 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. He ...
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Alec Douglas-Home was born in Mayfair in 1903, son of Lord Dunglass. His upbringing was conventional: Eton, followed by Christ Church College, Oxford. During the 1920s, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club, Middlesex County Cricket Club, and Marylebone Cricket Club. He also served in the Territorial Army.
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May 29, 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. He joined the House of Lords as Lord Home of the Hirsel (1951), and had a succession of cabinet posts, including foreign ...
Alec Douglas-Home. Alec Douglas-Home (1903-1995) devoted his career to British politics. Serving in the Parliament for many years, he became prime minister in November 1963 and remained in office until the Conservative Party lost the 1964 elections. Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home was born in London on July 2, 1903, the eldest son of Charles ...
