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Douglas Vickers
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Douglas Vickers (24 July 1861 – 23 November 1937) was an English industrialist and politician. His family owned the famous Sheffield firm Vickers, Sons & Co. Ltd.
Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam, Preceded by ...
Douglas Vickers | |
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![]() Portrait of Vickers, by John Singer Sargent, 1914 | |
Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam | |
In office 1918–1922 | |
Preceded by | H. A. L. Fisher |
Succeeded by | Sir Frederick Sykes |
Personal details | |
Born | (1861-07-24)24 July 1861 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 23 November 1937(1937-11-23) (aged 76) Mayfair, London, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Katharine Adelaide Chetwynd
(m. 1893) |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Frances Mary Douglas Vickers Thomas Edward Vickers |
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Vickers as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, December 1909