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Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel,[1] KT, PC (2 July 1903 – 9 October 1995), known as The Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963 and as Sir Alec Douglas-Home from 1963 to 1974, was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1963 to October 1964. He is the last member of the House of Lords to be appointed Prime Minister. In order to become Prime Minister, he had to disclaim his peerage and contest a by-election to enter the House of Commons. He is also the only Prime Minister to have played first class cricket.
Quick Facts Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Monarch ...
The Lord Home of the Hirsel | |
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 18 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Harold Macmillan |
Succeeded by | Harold Wilson |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 16 October 1964 – 28 July 1965 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | Harold Wilson |
Succeeded by | Edward Heath |
Foreign Secretary | |
In office 20 June 1970 – 4 March 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
Preceded by | Michael Stewart |
Succeeded by | James Callaghan |
In office 27 July 1960 – 18 October 1963 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
Preceded by | Selwyn Lloyd |
Succeeded by | Rab Butler |
Lord President of the Council | |
In office 14 October 1959 – 27 July 1960 | |
Preceded by | The Viscount Hailsham |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Hailsham |
In office 29 March 1957 – 17 September 1957 | |
Preceded by | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Hailsham |
Leader of the House of Lords | |
In office 29 March 1957 – 27 July 1960 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
Preceded by | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Hailsham |
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | |
In office 7 April 1955 – 27 July 1960 | |
Prime Minister | Sir Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan |
Preceded by | The Earl of Swinton |
Succeeded by | Duncan Sandys |
Personal details | |
Born | (1903-07-02)2 July 1903 Mayfair, Westminster, England |
Died | 9 October 1995(1995-10-09) (aged 92) The Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Political party | Conservative (SUP) |
Spouse | Elizabeth Douglas-Home |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Profession | Member of Parliament |
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Quick Facts Personal information, Batting ...
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Batting | Right-hand batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | A Douglas-Home (nephew), J Wolfe-Murray (son-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1926–27 | MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1926 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1924–25 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 3 May 1924 Middlesex v Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 21 May 1927 Oxford University v Harlequins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 25 April 2011 |
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