Douglas-Hamilton married twice: firstly in 1931 to Pamela Bowes-Lyon, a granddaughter of the 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and cousin to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. They had four children. Their elder son, Alasdair, wrote a biography of his father, Lord of the Skies.[1] Following their divorce, Douglas-Hamilton married in 1953 Natalie Scarritt Paine née Wales (1909-2013), an American[2] who had organised the Bundles for Britain campaign during the Second World War, for which she was awarded the CBE.[3][notes 2]
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,[6] 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 MI5 show, that, on 1 August 1936, Douglas-Hamilton flew a de Havilland plane to Spain, that he delivered to pro-Franco nationalists. Another plane was flown the next day by Dick Seaman.[7] Only two weeks earlier, General Franco was flown in a de Havilland from the Canary Islands to Morocco and onwards to Spain, helped by two other Britons, Hugh Pollard and Cecil Bebb.
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 Unionist Member of Parliament for Inverness from 1950 to 1954.[9]
^Enid Scarritt Wales had married first Kenelm Winslow, and second Edward Latham, both of whom she divorced. It was as Natalie Latham that she first made contact with Winston Churchill. Her third marriage was to Edward Bragg Paine, from whom she was widowed in 1951.[4][5]
References
^"Alasdair Douglas-Hamilton - Duffus 1958: Lord of the Skies". Gordonstoun School. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013.
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Wing Commander Lord Malcolm Avondale Douglas Hamilton OBE DFC 12 November 1909 21 July 1964 was a Scottish aristocrat aviator and politician Lord Malcolm Douglas HamiltonOBE DFCMember of Parliament for InvernessIn office 23 February 1950 2 December 1954Preceded byMurdoch MacdonaldSucceeded byBilly McLeanPersonal detailsBorn 1909 11 12 12 November 1909Died21 July 1964 1964 07 21 aged 54 CameroonCause of deathAirplane crashNationalityBritishPolitical partyUnionistSpouse s Pamela Bowes Lyon m 1931 wbr notes 1 Natalie Scarritt Wales m 1953 wbr Children4Parent s Alfred Douglas HamiltonNina Mary Benita PooreAlma materEton CollegeMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited KingdomBranch serviceRoyal Air ForceRankWing CommanderCommandsRAF WinkleighNo 540 Squadron RAFBattles warsSecond World WarAwardsOfficer of the Order of the British EmpireDistinguished Flying Cross Contents 1 Marriage and family 2 Career in aviation 3 Positions held 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Sources 8 External linksMarriage and family EditDouglas Hamilton was third son of Alfred Douglas Hamilton 13th Duke of Hamilton and Nina Mary Benita Poore He was educated at Eton College and at the RAF College Cranwell Douglas Hamilton married twice firstly in 1931 to Pamela Bowes Lyon a granddaughter of the 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and cousin to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother They had four children Their elder son Alasdair wrote a biography of his father Lord of the Skies 1 Following their divorce Douglas Hamilton married in 1953 Natalie Scarritt Paine nee Wales 1909 2013 an American 2 who had organised the Bundles for Britain campaign during the Second World War for which she was awarded the CBE 3 notes 2 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 6 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 EditDouglas 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 MI5 show that on 1 August 1936 Douglas Hamilton flew a de Havilland plane to Spain that he delivered to pro Franco nationalists Another plane was flown the next day by Dick Seaman 7 Only two weeks earlier General Franco was flown in a de Havilland from the Canary Islands to Morocco and onwards to Spain helped by two other Britons Hugh Pollard and Cecil Bebb During the Second World War Douglas Hamilton again served with the RAF becoming commander of RAF Winkleigh on 29 March 1944 8 He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1943 and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944 He was Air Training Corps Commandant for Scotland from 1945 to 1946 His elder brother the Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale later 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon had also been active in the RAF and ATC 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 EditDouglas Hamilton was the Unionist Member of Parliament for Inverness from 1950 to 1954 9 Douglas Hamilton held a number of appointments including as a Governor of Gordonstoun School and as a member of the Royal Company of Archers See also EditGeorge Nigel Douglas Hamilton 10th Earl of Selkirk Lord David Douglas Hamilton Duke of HamiltonNotes Edit Divorce date unknown Enid Scarritt Wales had married first Kenelm Winslow and second Edward Latham both of whom she divorced It was as Natalie Latham that she first made contact with Winston Churchill Her third marriage was to Edward Bragg Paine from whom she was widowed in 1951 4 5 References Edit 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 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 EditCharles Mosley ed Burke s Peerage and Baronetage 106th edition 2 vols Crans Switzerland Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd 1999 volume 1 page 1286External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Lord Malcolm Douglas HamiltonParliament of the United KingdomPreceded bySir Murdoch Macdonald Member of Parliament for Inverness1950 1954 Succeeded byNeil McLean Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton amp oldid 1123247142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
