Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton

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Air Commodore Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon (3 February 1903 – 30 March 1973), was a Scottish aristocrat, politician and aviator. He was the first man to fly over Mount Everest. A member of the Unionist Party, he sat in the House of Commons and later in the House of Lords. During World War II, Hamilton was involved in the 1941 aborted peace mission of Rudolf Hess, the Deputy Führer of the Nazi Party. After making a surprise landing in Scotland, Hess demanded to speak to Hamilton whom he believed was an opinion leader favouring peace with Germany. Hamilton then met with Hess and transmitted his message to Winston Churchill. It was speculated that Hess and Hamilton had been in contact beforehand, but Hamilton was declared in Parliament to be innocent of any breach of security.

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