Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton

Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton
OBE, DFC
Member of Parliament for Inverness
In office
23 February 1950 – 2 December 1954
Preceded byMurdoch Macdonald
Succeeded byBilly McLean
Personal details
Born(1909-11-12)12 November 1909
Dungavel House, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died21 July 1964(1964-07-21) (aged 54)
Cameroon
Cause of deathAeroplane crash
NationalityBritish
Political partyUnionist
Spouses
Pamela Bowes-Lyon
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(m. 1931; div. 1952)​
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(m. 1953)​
Children4
Parent(s)Alfred Douglas-Hamilton
Nina Mary Benita Poore
Alma materEton College
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceRoyal Air Force
RankWing Commander
CommandsRAF Winkleigh
No. 540 Squadron RAF
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Flying Cross

Wing Commander Lord Malcolm Avondale Douglas-Hamilton, OBE, DFC (12 November 1909 – 21 July 1964) was a Scottish aristocrat, aviator and politician.[1]

He also drove in the 1935 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving an Aston Martin Ulster owned by principal driver Peter Donkin; they finished 11th.[2]

  1. ^ "Obituary: Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton". The Times. 11 March 1965. p. 14.
  2. ^ Le Mans 1930-39, Quentin Spurring, 2007, Sherbourne, Dorset: Evro Publishing ISBN 978-1-91050-513-7