Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton
Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton OBE, DFC | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Inverness | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 2 December 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Murdoch Macdonald |
| Succeeded by | Billy McLean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1909 |
| Died | 21 July 1964 (aged 54) Cameroon |
| Cause of death | Airplane crash |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Unionist |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Wing Commander |
| Commands | RAF Winkleigh No. 540 Squadron RAF |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross |
He also drove in the 1935 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving an Aston Martin Ulster owned by principal driver Peter Donkin; they finished 11th.[1]
Marriage and family
Douglas-Hamilton was third son of
Douglas-Hamilton married twice: firstly in 1931 to
After his second marriage, Douglas-Hamilton emigrated to the United States, where he became extremely active in fostering relations between Scotland and Americans of Scottish descent. He considered the United States to be his adopted country. He founded, along with Lady Malcolm, the American Scottish Foundation,[7] which after the Saint Andrews Society is the oldest American organization devoted to US/Scottish relations in existence. The organization was responsible for establishment of Scotland House, and the Scottish Ball, an annual charitable dinner devoted to raising money to support the American Scottish cause.
Career in aviation
Douglas-Hamilton served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1929 to 1932, then worked in civil aviation until the outbreak of the Second World War.
Recently disclosed documents from
During the Second World War Douglas-Hamilton again served with the RAF, becoming commander of
Douglas-Hamilton continued his love of flying, starting his own charter flying company in the early 1960s, and with his son Niall traversed remote parts of the globe. It was on one such trip through Cameroon in 1964 that Douglas-Hamilton, aged 54, went missing with his son Niall and a passenger, in the heavy equatorial mountainous jungle of Cameroon. Following an exhaustive manhunt by Douglas-Hamilton's family, including assistance from the Rockefeller company United Fruit, his remains were located in the jungle. Neither Niall Douglas-Hamilton nor the passenger were ever located.
Positions held
Douglas-Hamilton was the
Douglas-Hamilton held a number of appointments, including as a Governor of
See also
- George Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk
- Lord David Douglas-Hamilton
- Duke of Hamilton
Notes
References
- ISBN 978-1-91050-513-7
- ^ "Alasdair Douglas-Hamilton - Duffus 1958: Lord of the Skies". Gordonstoun School. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Lady Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton, CBE 1909-2013". Peerage News. 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Obituary: Lady Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton". Times.
- ^ "Mrs. Natalie W. Latham Becomes Bride of Edward B. Paine in Braintree, Mass". The New York Times. 20 June 1947.
- ^ Yale Obituary Record, New Haven: Yale University, 1951–1952, pp. 116–7
- ^ "History of the Foundation". The American-Scottish Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Franco's British Friends", BBC Radio 4, broadcast 29 January 2007.
- ^ "The Canadians at RAF Winkleigh 1944 - 45".
- ^ "Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton Former MP for Inverness". They Work for You.
Sources
- Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 vols. (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 1286