Douglas King (politician)

Douglas King
Financial Secretary to the War Office
In office
11 November 1924 – 13 January 1928
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin
Preceded byJack Lawson
Succeeded byDuff Cooper
Secretary for Mines
In office
13 January 1928 – 4 June 1929
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin
Preceded byGeorge Lane-Fox
Succeeded byBen Turner
Personal details
Born1 June 1877
London, England
Died20 August 1930 (1930-08-21) (aged 53)
Political partyConservative

Commodore Henry Douglas King, CB, CBE, DSO, VD, PC (1 June 1877 – 20 August 1930) 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.