Douglas Vickers

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.

Early life Vickers was born on 24 July 1861 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. He was a son of Frances Mary (née Douglas) Vickers (1841–1904) and Colonel Thomas Edward Vickers (1833–1915). His father commissioned John Singer Sargent to paint portraits of the family. Douglas' portrait was painted in 1914.

Career He became Director of the family business in 1897, and was Master Cutler of Sheffield in 1908. He was elected as a Conservative MP for Sheffield Hallam in 1918, and held the seat until 1922. Felicity Ida Vickers (1901–1901), who died in infancy. Sholto Douglas Vickers (1902–1939), who married Princess Olga Alexandrovna Galitzine. Angus Douglas Vickers (1904–1990), a Lt. Col. in the British Army who married Phyllis Maud Francis.

He died on 23 November 1937 in Mayfair, London. He is buried in the family plot in Brookwood Cemetery.