Douglas McGarel Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham

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Hogg joined the family firm of sugar merchants before embarking on a career as a lawyer and politician. Called to the Bar (1902), he became King's Counsel (1917), and established a reputation in the civil law and commercial sectors. In 1922 he was made Attorney-General and elected as Conservative MP for Marylebone. Appointed Lord Chancellor and given the title Lord Hailsham (1931), he served as Secretary of State for War and Leader of the House of Lords (1931–1935).

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Douglas McGarel Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham

Date

1928

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76.2 x W 63.8 cm

Accession number

5946

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1987

Work type

Painting

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