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Also Known As Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, 14th earl of Home • Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel of Coldstream • Lord Dunglass
Born July 2, 1903 • London • England
Died October 9, 1995 (aged 92) • Coldstream • Scotland
Title / Office foreign minister (1970-1974), United Kingdom • prime minister (1963-1964), United Kingdom • foreign minister (1960-1963), United Kingdom • House of Commons (1950-1951), United Kingdom • House of Commons (1931-1945), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Conservative Party
Notable Family Members brother William Douglas-Home

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