Full name: | Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home |
Born: | 2nd July 1903, Westminster, Middlesex, England |
Died: | 9th October 1995, The Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Batting: | Right-hand batter |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
Biography: | Styled Lord Dunglass until he succeeded his father as 14th Earl of Home in July 1951; disclaimed his peerage in 1963; created Lord Home of the Hirsel (life peer) in December 1974. Conservative MP for Lanark 1931-35 and 1950-51; for Kinross and West Perthshire 1963-74. Commonwealth Secretary 1955-60, Foreign Secretary 1960-63 and 1970-74; Prime Minister 1963-64 (as Sir Alec Douglas-Home). MCC president 1966-67. |
Education: | Eton College; Christ Church, Oxford University |
Relations: | Brother: HM Douglas-Home; Brother: EC Douglas-Home; Father-in-law: CA Alington; Nephew: A Douglas-Home; Son-in-law: JA Wolfe Murray |
Teams: | Middlesex (Main FC: 1924-1925); Oxford University (Main FC: 1926); All teams |
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics |
Pictures: | Batting Portrait of Lord Dunglass |