The Earl of Home | |
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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 The Hirsel, Berwickshire, Scotland | (aged 78)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Jane Williams-Wynn (m. 1972) |
Children | 3 |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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.