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Personal life. In 1936 Douglas-Home married Elizabeth Alington; her father, Cyril Alington, had been Douglas' headmaster at Eton, and was from 1933 Dean of Durham. The service was at Durham Cathedral, conducted by Alington together with William Temple, Archbishop of York and Hensley Henson, Bishop of Durham.
Personal Life & Death Home was married to Elizabeth Alington (1936) and had four children with her: Caroline, Meriel, Diana, and David. David inherited his earldom in 1995.
5 de abr. de 2024 · Sir Alec Douglas-Home was a British foreign secretary from 1960 to 1963, prime minister from Oct. 19, 1963, to Oct. 16, 1964, and, after the fall of his government, Conservative opposition spokesman in the House of Commons on foreign affairs. He was also foreign secretary from 1970 to 1974.
En 1936, Douglas-Home se casó con Elizabeth Arlington, hija de Cyril Arlington, quien había sido director de Douglas-Home en Eton. Tuvieron cuatro hijos: Caroline, Meriel, Diana y David.
Alec Douglas-Home. (Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home; Londres, 1903 - Berwickshire, 1995) Político británico. A lo largo de su carrera política ocupó los cargos de ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, desde 1960 hasta 1963, y de ministro de Asuntos Internos, desde 1970 hasta 1974.
He was the last genuine aristocrat to serve as Prime Minister, but, unlike his 19th Century forbears, had to disclaim his peerage at the beginning of his premiership. Alec Douglas-Home was born in Mayfair in 1903, son of Lord Dunglass.
His marriage to Elizabeth Hester Alington in 1936 produced one son, David Alexander Cospatrick, and three daughters, Lavinia, Meriel, and Diana. Entered Public Service. After becoming aware of the poverty and unemployment near his ancestral home in Lanarkshire, Home decided to run for Parliament.
