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David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home

David Alexander Cospatrick Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home, KT, CVO, CBE (/ˈhjuːm/ HEWM; 20 November 1943 – 22 August 2022) was a British banker and hereditary peer. He was a Conservative member of the House of Lords from 1996 until his death in 2022.

Background and education

Home was born in London, the only son of Sir Alec Douglas-Home, the 14th Earl of Home and British prime minister and later Lord Home of the Hirsel, and Elizabeth Alington, daughter of Cyril Alington.[1] He was educated at Ludgrove School,[2] Eton College, and Christ Church, Oxford.[1]

In 1963, the year his father disclaimed his earldom (and became prime minister), David discontinued the use of his courtesy title, Lord Dunglass.[3][4]

Career

Home succeeded to his father's disclaimed earldom after his death in October 1995.[1] 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 92 that were allowed to remain. He sat as a Conservative, having served some time on the Conservative front bench.[1]

Apart from his political career, Lord Home worked in finance. In 1974, he joined Morgan Grenfell and worked in Egypt, Hong Kong, and Thailand.[1] From 1999 to 2013, he was chairman of the private bank Coutts & Co.[1]

He was also President of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation and Chief of the Name and Arms of Home.[1]

Home was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT) in the 2014 New Year Honours.[5]

Personal life

Lord Home married Jane Margaret Williams-Wynne (born 20 February 1949), of the Williams-Wynn baronet family, in 1972.[1] They had three children:[6][full citation needed]

Death

Lord Home died from lung disease at The Hirsel on 22 August 2022, at the age of 78.[1][8] He was succeeded in the earldom by his only son, Michael.[9]

Honours and arms

Portrait by Chris McAndrew, 2018

Honours

Arms

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Earl of Home obituary". The Times. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ Barber, Richard (2004). The Story of Ludgrove. Oxford: Guidon Publishing for the Ludgrove School Trust. p. 100. ISBN 0-9543617-2-5.
  3. ^ "Lord Home of the Hirsel – Obituary Archived 24 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine", The Times, 10 October 1995. [moved resource?]
  4. ^ "No. 43156". The London Gazette. 12 November 1963. p. 9249.
  5. ^ a b "No. 60728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2013. p. 1.
  6. ^ Theroff (2007). "Descendants of King James VI & I" updated November 2007.
  7. ^ "Announcements – Engagements: Lord Dunglass and Miss S.A. Underhill". The Daily Telegraph. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  8. ^ "DOUGLAS-HOME – Deaths Announcements – Telegraph Announcements". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  9. ^ [Telegraph Obituaries] (31 August 2022). "The Earl of Home, prime minister's son who, as chairman of Coutts, became the Queen's banker – obituary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  10. ^ "No. 27347". The Edinburgh Gazette. 31 December 2013. p. 3197.
  11. ^ "No. 54794". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1997. p. 4.
  12. ^ "No. 52382". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1990. p. 8.
  13. ^ Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 483.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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