Alexander Home, 10th Earl of Home


Alexander Ramey-Home, 10th Earl of Home, styled Lord Dunglass from 1781 to 1786, was a British politician and nobleman. He served as a Scottish representative peer between 1807 and 1841.

Background

He was the son of the Rev. Alexander Home, 9th Earl of Home, and his third wife, Abigail Brown Ramey. He succeeded to his father's titles and estates on 8 October 1786. He was given the name of Alexander Home at birth, but on 1 March 1814, his name was legally changed to Alexander Ramey-Home by Royal Licence.

Career

He held office as the first Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire between 1794 and 1841. In 1798 he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the 10th (or Edinburgh) Regiment of North British Militia under the command of his father-in-law, Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch. In 1802 the regiment was split, and Home became Colonel of the Berwickshire, Haddington, Linlithgow and Peebles Militia.

Marriage and issue

On 6 November 1798, he married Lady Elizabeth Scott, daughter of the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, and Lady Elizabeth Montagu.
The couple had three sons:

Labrador Retrievers

In the 1830s, Lord Home was among the first to import Newfoundland dogs, or Labrador Retrievers as they later became known, for use as gundogs. His dogs are considered to be the progenitors of modern Labradors.