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Sir Alec Douglas-Home, British Prime Minister 1963-4, Conservative. Born: 2 July 1903 in Mayfair, London. Died: 9 October 1995 at Berwickshire, Scotland.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/18/newsid_3093000/3093302.stm
The news of Sir Alec's appointment with timeline, background information and links to related stories.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/22/newsid_2784000/2784465.stm
The news of Alec Douglas-Home's resignation and commentary on the new method of electing a leader in the Conservative party.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12295.html
Player profile of the only British prime minister to have played first-class cricket.
http://www.infobritain.co.uk/Alec_Douglas_Home.htm
Biographic article.
http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/leadership-and-change-prime-ministers-in-the-post-war-world-alec-douglas-home
Lecture by D. R. Thorpe with response by The Earl of Home, CVO CBE. Full text, audio and video files.
http://speeches.empireclub.org/details.asp?r=vs&ID=59924&number=1
Full text of the speech which discusses politics, economic policy and the developing countries.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2008/apr/14/past.conservatives
A group of students came close to kidnapping Sir Alec Douglas-Home when he was prime minister, according to diary extracts by Lord Hailsham.
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,870670,00.html
Article about Iain Macleod's revelations concerning how Douglas-Home became Prime Minister.
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,830493,00.html
News of Douglas-Home becoming Prime Minister with analysis of his position in the party and social background.
http://www.safran-arts.com/lordhome.html
Painting by the American high realist painter, Bernard Safran.
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