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James Douglas Hamilton First Baron of Selkirk

James Douglas Hamilton First Baron of Selkirk

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Comment by J Ruaidri Douglas on June 30, 2024 at 6:31

Interesting. i did not know one must disclaim ones peerage to be a member in the House of Commons. 

Comment:  'Commoners' cannot be Lords - nor Bishops.

Comment by William Douglas on June 24, 2024 at 16:27

James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, PC, KC (31 July 1942 – 28 November 2023) was a Scottish Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West and then as a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothians region. Between 1997 and 2023 he was a member of the House of Lords as a life peer.

He was briefly Earl of Selkirk, but disclaimed that peerage in 1974 to remain in the House of Commons.

These arms were matriculated in May 1945, when he was styled Lord Daer.

Comment by J Ruaidri Douglas on June 23, 2024 at 9:05

Interesting Douglas COA with an actual fire salamander represented.

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