Douglas Vickers
Politician
1861 – 1937
Who was Douglas Vickers?
Douglas Vickers was an English industrialist and politician. He was the son of Colonel Thomas Edward Vickers, owner and Director of the famous Sheffield firm Vickers, Sons & Co. Ltd., and Frances Mary Vickers, née Douglas. He became Director of the family business in 1897, and was Master Cutler of Sheffield in 1908. He was elected as MP for Sheffield Hallam in 1918, and held the seat until 1922.
He was married to Katherine Chetwynd, with whom he had four children: Oliver, Felicite, Sholto, and Angus.
His father, Thomas Edward Vickers, commissioned John Singer Sargent to paint portraits of the family. Douglas' portrait was painted in 1914.
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