David Milne Home (politician)

David Milne Home (1838–1901) ^[1] was a British soldier and Conservative politician.

He was the son of David Milne-Home and his wife Jean Home. Milne Home was born in Edinburgh. He married Jane Buchan Hepburn in 1867.

After being educated at Cheltenham College, Trinity College, Cambridge and Edinburgh University, David Milne Home joined the Royal Horse Guards in 1862. He eventually attained the rank of Colonel.

In politics, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the English borough constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed in February 1874. Milne Home lost his seat in the 1880 general election, but the election was declared void and he was re-elected at a by-election in July 1880. He retired from parliamentary politics upon his defeat in the Scottish county constituency of Berwickshire in the general election of 1885..

References

^ Obituary of his son, David Milne-Home, in The Times for July 30, 1918 confirms the year of death

British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1977) ISBN 0333 17153 5
British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974) ISBN 0333 16903 4
Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by Michael Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976) ISBN 0-85527-219-8

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Viscount Bury John Stapleton	Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1874–1880 With: Dudley Marjoribanks	Succeeded by Dudley Marjoribanks Henry Strutt
Preceded by Dudley Marjoribanks Henry Strutt	Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1880–1885 With: Dudley Marjoribanks (1880-1881) Hubert Jerningham (1881-1885)	Succeeded by Sir Edward Grey, Bt

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Name	Milne Home, David
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Date of birth	1838
Place of birth	Edinburgh
Date of death	1901
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