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Encyclopedia > Douglas Martin Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham

Douglas Martin Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham, PC (born February 2, 1945), is a British politician and barrister. He is Conservative member of Parliament for Sleaford and North Hykeham; he was also MP for Grantham from 1979 to 1997.


He served as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1995 to 1997, during the BSE crisis. He is the son of Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone, a former Lord Chancellor. He inherited the Viscountcy of Hailsham in 2001 upon the death of his father. He is known as simply Douglas Hogg.



Preceded by:
William Waldegrave
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
1995–1997
Succeeded by:
Jack Cunningham





Preceded by:
Quintin McGarel Hogg
Viscount Hailsham
Succeeded by:
Current Incumbent



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Lord Hailsham - Japan (538 words)
Viscount Hailsham, of Hailsham in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Hogg was the son of the merchant and philanthropist Quintin Hogg, seventh son of Sir James Weir Hogg, 1st Baronet, whose eldest son Sir James Macnaghten MacGarel-Hogg, 2nd Baronet was created Baron Magheramorne in 1887.
The first and second Viscount Hailsham are the only father and son ever to both serve as Lord Chancellor.
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone Biography on DanceAge (1057 words)
Hogg enthusiastically defended the appeasement policy of the Government, and despite support from undergraduates (most of whom were unable to vote), Lindsay could not beat him.
Hailsham's choice of Lord Widgery as Lord Chief Justice was much criticized, although he later redeemed himself in the eyes of the profession by appointing Lord Lane to succeed Widgery.
Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone was appointed a Companion of Honour in 1975 and became a Knight of the Garter in 1988.
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