Lord James Alexander (Baron Selkirk of Douglas) Douglas-Hamilton^[1]

1942 - 2023  (81 years)

• Name	James Alexander (Baron Selkirk of Douglas) Douglas-Hamilton
  Prefix	Lord
  Birth	31 Jul 1942
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Nov 2023
  Person ID	I9274	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Douglas (14th Duke of Hamilton) Douglas-Hamilton, K.T., G.C.V.O., A.F.C., P.C.,   b. 3 Feb 1903   d. 30 Mar 1973 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Lady Elizabeth (of Northumberland) Percy,   b. 25 May 1916   d. Sep 2008 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	2 Dec 1937
  Family ID	F2848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hon. (Priscilla) Susan Buchan
  Children	1. (John) Andrew (12th Earl of Selkirk) Douglas-Hamilton   2. Hon Charles Douglas Douglas-Hamilton   3. Hon James Robert Douglas-Hamilton   4. Hon Henry Alexander Douglas-Hamilton
  Family ID	F3545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  The 11th Earl of Selkirk and styled Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (as a younger son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton and Brandon) until 1997, was a Scottish Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West then Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Lothians. Lord Selkirk of Douglas, having succeeded as 11th Earl of SELKIRK &c on 23 Nov 1994 - as a consequence of the title's famous 'shifting remainder' which precluded any Duke of Hamilton & Brandon from holding the earldom whilst enjoying the higher honours and if there was an heir available for the earldom - (a claim subsequently admitted by Lyon Court in 1996), disclaimed his peerages for life some five days later on 28 Nov 1994.

  
  

• Sources

  [S252] Ken Stelmaszek.