Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home
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Charles Cospatrick Archibald Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home KT
(29 December 1873 – 11 July 1951) was the father of British Prime Minister
, Alec Douglas-Home
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Charles was born in 1873, the son of Charles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home
. On 14 July 1902, he married Lady Lillian Lambton, daughter of the 4th Earl of Durham
and they had seven children:
He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle
in 1930.
Order of the Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
(29 December 1873 – 11 July 1951) was the father of British Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
, Alec Douglas-Home
Alec Douglas-Home
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC , 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...
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Charles was born in 1873, the son of Charles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home
Charles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home
Charles Alexander Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home KT was a Scottish peer.He was born 1834 at the family home of The Hirsel near Coldstream, the son of the Cospatrick Douglas-Home, 11th Earl of Home, and known as Lord Dunglass until his father's death.He was Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire 1879-80,...
. On 14 July 1902, he married Lady Lillian Lambton, daughter of the 4th Earl of Durham
Frederick Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham
Frederick William Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham was a British peer, a Liberal politician, and the son of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham. He inherited the Earldom from his twin brother, John Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham, when the latter died with no legitimate children.He married Beatrix Bulteel...
and they had seven children:
- Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of Home, later Baron Home of the HirselAlec Douglas-HomeAlexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC , 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...
(1903–1995) - Lady Bridget Douglas-Home (4 May 1905 – 1980)
- Hon. Henry Montagu Douglas-Home (1907–1980), married (1) Lady Alexandra Spencer (daughter of the 6th Earl SpencerCharles Spencer, 6th Earl SpencerCharles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer KG, GCVO, PC, VRD , styled The Honourable Charles Spencer until 1905 and known as The Viscount Althorp between 1905 and 1910, was a British courtier and Liberal politician. An MP from 1880 to 1895 and again from 1900 to 1905, he served as Vice-Chamberlain of...
) and had issue; (2) Vera Johanson and had issue; (3) Felicity Jonsson and had issue. - Lady Rachel Douglas-Home (10 April 1910 – 4 April 1996), married Lord William Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott (son of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch) and had issue.
- Hon. William Douglas-HomeWilliam Douglas-HomeWilliam Douglas Home was court-martialled in World War II for his refusal to obey orders as a British army officer and later became a successful British dramatist.-Early life:...
(1912–1992), married Hon. Rachel BrandRachel Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness DacreRachel Leila Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre is a British peeress, daughter of Thomas Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden & 26th Baron Dacre and Leila Emily Seely, a granddaughter of Sir Charles Seely, 1st Baronet, and a great-great granddaughter of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford.She is a great...
and had issue. - Edward Charles Douglas-Home (1 March 1920 – 17 February 2006), married Nancy Straker-Smith and had issue.
- George Cospatrick Douglas-Home (1922–14 June 1943), killed on active service as a Pilot Officer in the RAF, unmarried.
He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle
Order of the Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
in 1930.