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James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas was born on 31 July, 1942 in Dungavel House, Lanarkshire, Scotland, is a Scottish politician (1942–2023). Discover James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?
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Dungavel House, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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28 November, 2023 |
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Who Is James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas's Wife?
His wife is Priscilla Susan Buchan (m. 1974)
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Douglas Douglas-Hamilton
Lady Elizabeth Percy |
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Priscilla Susan Buchan (m. 1974) |
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James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas worth at the age of 81 years old? James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from Scotland. We have estimated James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, (31 July 1942 – 28 November 2023) was a Scottish Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West and then as a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothians region.
James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton was born at Dungavel House on 31 July 1942, to the 14th Duke of Hamilton and the former Lady Elizabeth Percy.
He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, where he was president of the Oxford Union, and thereafter at the University of Edinburgh, earning a Bachelor of Laws degree.
Due to the terms of the Peerage Act 1963, Selkirk was considered to be unable to vote in the House of Commons until he had disclaimed the title, even though the succession to it had not been decided.
As the Conservative government of the day had a small majority, he felt obliged to disclaim immediately.
Douglas-Hamilton served as an advocate and an interim Procurator Fiscal Depute from 1968 to 1972.
From 1972 to 1974, he was a councillor on Edinburgh District Council, and after unsuccessfully contesting Hamilton in February 1974, from October 1974 to 1997 he was Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West.
During this time he served in the Scottish Office.
He was briefly Falkland Pursuivant in the Court of the Lord Lyon in July 1973.
On 24 August 1974 Douglas-Hamilton married Priscilla Susan Buchan, daughter of John Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, and Priscilla Jean Fortescue Thomson, and granddaughter of the politician and novelist John Buchan.
He had previously been a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury between 1979 and 1981.
In the years between 1987 and 1995 he served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, and thereafter as Minister of State between 1995 and 1997.
In 1994, he was briefly Earl of Selkirk, but disclaimed that peerage to remain in the House of Commons.
In 1994 on the death of George Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, Selkirk inherited the earldom, although the succession was disputed, as Alasdair Douglas-Hamilton, a nephew of the 10th Earl, claimed it, ultimately without success.
He was appointed a Privy Counsellor and Queen's Counsel in 1996.
Between 1997 and 2023 he was a member of the House of Lords as a life peer.
After losing his seat in the 1997 general election, he was elevated to the House of Lords as a life peer, being created Baron Selkirk of Douglas, of Cramond in the City of Edinburgh council area.
Lord Selkirk retired from the House of Lords on 27 July 2023.
From 1999 to 2007 he was a member of the Scottish Parliament and was deputy Convener of its Education Committee.
In November 2005, Lord Selkirk of Douglas announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2003–2007 session of the Scottish Parliament.
He continued to sit in the House of Lords, taking a particular interest in British legislation as it affects Scotland.
Lord Selkirk of Douglas wrote a number of books, including Motive For a Mission: The Story Behind Hess's Flight to Britain about his father's meeting with Rudolf Hess when he landed in Scotland during World War II.
It was announced on 12 December 2011 that he would serve as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, who is the Sovereign's personal representative to the Annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, in 2012.
Douglas-Hamilton was fifth in line to the Dukedom of Hamilton, after the sons and the brother of the 16th Duke.
He died of pneumonia on 28 November 2023, at the age of 81.