George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk

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QC
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office
14 January 1957 – 14 October 1959
Preceded byThe Viscount Hailsham
Succeeded byThe Lord Carrington
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
20 December 1955 – 13 January 1957
Prime MinisterAnthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Preceded byThe Earl of Woolton
Succeeded byCharles Hill
Personal details
Born(1906-01-04)4 January 1906
Died24 November 1994(1994-11-24) (aged 88)
Spouse
Mentioned in Despatches
(2)

QC (4 January 1906 – 24 November 1994) was a British nobleman and Conservative
politician.

Early life

Born at

silk in 1959.[1][2]

He played

He was a member of Edinburgh Town Council from 1935 to 1940 and served as a Commissioner of General Board of Control (Scotland) from 1936 to 1939 and as a Commissioner for Special Areas in Scotland 1937–39. He commanded No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force 1934–38. He was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1938.[4]

Second World War

With the outbreak of the

Sir Hugh Dowding. Douglas-Hamilton was also involved in countering the German task force operating near Ceylon.[2]

Douglas-Hamilton was twice

He succeeded as the 12th

special remainder, his elder brother becoming the 14th Duke of Hamilton
.

Post-war activity

From 1946 to 1950, Selkirk served as the president of the Cockburn Association, an influential conservationist and civic amenity body.[6]

On 6 August 1947, he married Audrey Sale-Barker, an alpine skiing champion and prominent aviator.[2]

In 1945 he was elected as a Scottish

Lord in Waiting to King George VI (1951–1952) and to Queen Elizabeth II (1952–1953). He held Ministerial office in Conservative governments, serving as Paymaster General from November 1953 to December 1955, as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from December 1955 to January 1957, and as First Lord of the Admiralty
from January 1957 to October 1959.

In 1955 Selkirk was appointed a

Knight of the Order of the Thistle
, the highest Scottish honour.

He also held the office of Deputy Keeper of

Hamilton, Scotland in 1938. He was also an Honorary Chief of the Saulteaux Indians, 1967, and an Honorary Citizen of the City of Winnipeg and of the town of Selkirk, Manitoba
.

Singapore

From 1959 to 1963, Selkirk was

High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Singapore and Commissioner General for South-East Asia. He was also the British Representative to Southeast Asia Treaty Organization from 1960 to 1963. While in Singapore, Selkirk was also the British representative and Chairman of the Internal Security Council, a tripartite committee responsible for Singapore's internal security from 1959 to 1963.[2]

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Political offices
Preceded by
New government
Lord-in-waiting
1951–1953
Succeeded by
Preceded by Paymaster General
1953–1955
Vacant
Title next held by
Walter Monckton
Preceded by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1955–1957
Succeeded by
Preceded by First Lord of the Admiralty
1957–1959
Succeeded by
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Selkirk
1940–1994
Succeeded by
James Douglas-Hamilton