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British banker and peer (1943–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
The Earl of Home | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2020 | |
Member of the House of Lords | |
as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – 22 August 2022 | |
Election | 1999 |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | The 5th Baron Ashcombe |
Hereditary peerage 24 September 1996 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | The 14th Earl of Home (disclaimed, 1963) |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | David Alexander Cospatrick Douglas-Home 20 November 1943 London, England |
Died | 22 August 2022 78) The Hirsel, Berwickshire, Scotland | (aged
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Jane Williams-Wynn (m. 1972) |
Children | 3 |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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]
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]
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]
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]
Ribbon | Description | Date |
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![]() | Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT) | 31 December 2013[5][10] |
![]() | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) | 14 June 1997[11] |
![]() | Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) | 31 December 1990[12] |
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