David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home
| The Right Honourable The Earl of Home CVO, CBE |
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| Born | 20 November 1943 Westminster, London United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Margaret Williams-Wynne |
| Relations | The Lord Home of the Hirsel (father) |
| Children | One son and two daughters |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
David Alexander Cospatrick Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home CVO, CBE (born 20 November 1943) is a British businessman and Conservative politician.
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[edit] Background and education
Home is the only son of Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home, formerly 14th Earl of Home, and Elizabeth Alington, daughter of Cyril Alington. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
[edit] Political career
Home succeeded in his father's disclaimed earldom in 1995. When the hereditary peers of the House of Lords were reduced under the House of Lords Act 1999, he was elected as one of the ninety-two that were allowed to remain. He sits as a Conservative, having served some time on the Conservative front bench.
Apart from his political career Lord Home is also Chairman of the private bank Coutts & Co. and of the Grosvenor Group. He is also the current President of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation and Chief of the Name and Arms of Home and heir general to the House of Douglas.
[edit] Family
Lord Home has been married since 1972 to the former Jane Margaret Williams-Wynne (b. 1949), of the Williams-Wynn Baronets. They have three children:[1]
- The Lady Iona Katherine Douglas-Home (b. 1980), married the Hon. James Thomas Wingfield Hewitt (b. 1979), son and heir of the 9th Viscount Lifford, on 5 April 2008
- The Lady Mary Elizabeth Douglas-Home (b. 1982)
- Michael David Alexander Douglas-Home, Lord Dunglass (b. 1987), heir apparent to the title.
[edit] References
- ^ Theroff (2007). "Descendants of King James VI & I" updated November 2007.
[edit] External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Home
- Clan Home Association - Official website
- Theroff, Paul (2007). "Descendants of King James VI & I" updated 11 November 2007 in text format, The Theroff Files. Retrieved 30 November 2007.
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| Preceded by Alec Douglas-Home (disclaimed in 1963) |
Earl of Home 1995—present |
Incumbent Heir: Michael Douglas-Home, Lord Dunglass |
