David Douglas-Home did not publicly reveal his net worth, hence it is unknown how much he was worth at the time of death.
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David Alexander Cospatrick Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home, KT CVO CBE was a British businessman and Conservative politician.
Born November 20, 1943, in Westminster, London, he was the only son of Sir Alec Douglas-Home, formerly 14th Earl of Home and British Prime Minister and later Lord Home of the Hirsel, and Elizabeth Alington, daughter of Cyril Alington.
He was educated at Ludgrove School and Eton College followed by Christ Church, Oxford.
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Home succeeded to his father’s disclaimed earldom on his death in October 1995. When the hereditary peers of the House of Lords were reduced under the House of Lords Act 1999, he was elected as one of the 92 that were allowed to remain and sits as a Conservative, having served some time on the Conservative front bench.
Besides his political career, Lord Home was, until 2013, chairman of the private bank Coutts & Co. He also served as the President of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation and Chief of the Name and Arms of Home.
Home was appointed Knight Companion of the Order of the Thistle (KT) in the 2014 New Year Honours.
Lord Home married Jane Margaret Williams-Wynne and together they had three children.
David Douglas-Home died on August 22, 2022, at the age of 78.
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