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Prime minister. Douglas‐Home succeeded to the earldom in 1951 but relinquished it in 1963 to re‐enter the Commons as prime minister, in succession to Harold Macmillan. In 1974 he returned to the House of Lords as Lord Home of the Hirsel. He was first elected in 1931 and served as private secretary to Neville Chamberlain (1937–40 ...
Primary Sources Alec Douglas-Home. Alec Douglas-Home, the son of the 13th Earl of Home, was born in London on 2nd July, 1903. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, he joined the Conservative Party and was elected to the House of Commons in the 1931 General Election.. Douglas-Home served as parliamentary private secretary to Neville Chamberlain and was involved in the negotiations with ...
(20 Dec 1963) British Prime Minister Alec Douglas Home gives an interview on facing a general election.Find out more about AP Archive: ...
31 de ago. de 2016 · Home's premiership was the second briefest of the twentieth century, lasting just two days short of a year. Who knows what would have happened if Sir Alec hadn't made that careless matchstick comment.
Alec Douglas-Home (1903-1995), Prime Minister. Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel. Sitter in 36 portraits Douglas-Home, the Tory statesman, relinquished his title as 14th Earl of Home in 1963 to become Prime Minister (1963-4). Having served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under Macmillan (1960-3), he returned to the same office under Edward Heath (1970-4).
Macmillan famously described Sir Alec Douglas-Home to the Queen as ‘steel painted as wood.’ Sir Alec Douglas-Home was an unexpected Prime Minister and served for only 363 days, the second shortest premiership in the 20th century – but he pushed his plan as he did not see any reason why the Conservative Party would not win a fourth term.
72 Alec Douglas-Home there are already to- ings and fro- ings about who shall replace him and how it shall be done’ (Dutton, 2006: 88). Public policy platform Whilst Douglas- Home was further to the right of the party than his pred-ecessor Macmillan, he was still a long way ideologically from the likes of Enoch Powell.
