Douglas King (politician)
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Commodore The Right Honourable Douglas King CB CBE PC DSO VD |
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| Financial Secretary to the War Office | |
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In office 11 November 1924 – 13 January 1928 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | Jack Lawson |
| Succeeded by | Duff Cooper |
| Secretary for Mines | |
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In office 13 January 1928 – 4 June 1929 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | George Lane-Fox |
| Succeeded by | Ben Turner |
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| Born | 1 June 1877 |
| Died | 20 August 1930 (aged 53) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
Commodore Henry Douglas King CB, CBE, PC, DSO, VD (1 June 1877 – 20 August 1930), known as Douglas King, was a British naval commander and Conservative politician. He served under Stanley Baldwin as Financial Secretary to the War Office between 1924 and 1928 and as Secretary for Mines between 1928 and 1929.
King trained as a MN officer in HMS Conway from 1891 to 1893. After Conway he served initially in the mercantile navy, then served in the Royal Navy before joining P & O. He left the sea in 1899 and took up farming for a short while. However, he soon turned to studying law and was called to the Bar, Middle Temple, in 1905. He stood as the Conservative candidate for Norfolk North in the two general elections of 1910, but was defeated on both occasions. At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 he obtained a commission in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve and served at the Siege of Antwerp and Gallipoli. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in recognition of his services at Gallipoli in 1915. He was also given the French Croix de Guerre and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1919.
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