David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home
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David Alexander Cospatrick Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home, CVO, CBE (born 20 November 1943) is a Scottish peer, the only son of former Conservative Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he is a hereditary peer who was elected as a member of the House of Lords when the Hereditary peers were reduced to 92 under the House of Lords Act 1999 and sits as a Conservative, having served some time on the Conservative front bench. He is also the current President of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation.
He is Chairman of the private bank Coutts & Co. In addition, he also serves as Chairman of the Grosvenor Group.
The Earl is also Chief of the Name and Arms of Home and heir general to the House of Douglas.
[edit] Family
The Earl has been married since 1972 to the former Jane Margaret Williams-Wynne (b. 1949), of the Williams-Wynn Baronets. They have three children:[1]
- The Lady Iona Katherine Douglas-Home (b. 1980), married the Hon. James Thomas Wingfield Hewitt (b. 1979), son and heir of the 9th Viscount Lifford, on 5 April 2008
- The Lady Mary Elizabeth Douglas-Home (b. 1982). Lead singer of cult electro-rock band Headland. Linked to Prince William.
- Michael David Alexander Douglas-Home, Lord Dunglass (b. 1987), heir apparent to the earldom.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Theroff (2007). "Descendants of King James VI & I" updated November 2007.
[edit] External links
- Theroff, Paul (2007). "Descendants of King James VI & I" updated 11 November 2007 in text format, The Theroff Files. Retrieved 30 November 2007.
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alec Douglas-Home (disclaimed in 1963) |
Earl of Home 1995— |
Incumbent Designated heir: Michael Douglas-Home, Lord Dunglass |
