James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas
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The Right Honourable The Lord Selkirk of Douglas PC QC |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothians |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 2 April 2007 |
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| Member of the UK Parliament for Edinburgh West |
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In office 10 October 1974 – 8 April 1997 |
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| Preceded by | James Anthony Stodart |
| Succeeded by | Donald Gorrie |
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| Born | 31 July 1942 |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
| Spouse(s) | Priscilla Susan Buchan |
| Relations | Angus Douglas-Hamilton (brother) |
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Douglas Douglas-Hamilton Elizabeth Douglas-Hamilton |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, PC, QC (born 31 July 1942), briefly Earl of Selkirk (a title he disclaimed) and previously styled Lord James Douglas-Hamilton as a younger son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, is a Scottish Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West and then as Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Lothians. Since 1997 he has been a member of the House of Lords as a life peer.
He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford where he was president of the Oxford Union, and thereafter at the University of Edinburgh.
He served as an advocate and an interim Procurator Fiscal Depute from 1968 to 1972. From 1972 to 1974, he was a councillor on Edinburgh District Council, and after unsuccessfully contesting Hamilton in February 1974, from October 1974 to 1997 he was Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West. During this time he served in the Scottish Office.
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