Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton

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Air Commodore His Grace The Duke of Hamilton KT, GCVO, AFC, PC, DL, FRCSE, FRGS
Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire
In office 28 November 1930 – 16 March 1940
Preceded by	Alexander Munro MacRobert
Succeeded by	Sir Guy Lloyd
Personal details
Born	3 February 1903 London, England
Died	30 March 1973(1973-03-30) (aged 70) Edinburgh, Scotland
Political party	Unionist
Spouse	Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy
Children	Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas Lord Hugh Douglas-Hamilton Lord Patrick Douglas-Hamilton Lord David Douglas-Hamilton
Parent(s)	Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton Nina Poore
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1927–1936 1939–1945
Rank	Air Commodore
Commands	No. 602 Squadron RAF, Air Training Corps
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches

Air Commodore Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon, KT, GCVO, AFC, PC, DL, FRCSE, FRGS (3 February 1903 – 30 March 1973) was a Scottish nobleman and aviator who was the first man to fly over Mount Everest.^[1]

When German Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess made his surprise landing in Scotland in May 1941, he claimed to know Hamilton, who denied that, although both were believed to have met at the Berlin Olympics and had possibly remained in contact. Hamilton was, however, declared in Parliament to be innocent of any breach of security.