Alec King

Alec King
Personal information
Full name Alexander Mercer King
Date of birth (1874-06-01)1 June 1874
Place of birth Ballarat East, Victoria
Date of death 19 May 1954(1954-05-19) (aged 79)
Place of death Melbourne[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898 Geelong 6 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alexander Mercer King OBE (1 June 1874 – 19 May 1954) was a Mayor of Ballarat and an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

King, who conducted a printing business in Ballarat for many years, was a keen sportsman, and in his youth captained both the Ballarat and Geelong West football teams. He was a life member of both Ballarat's football club and rowing club, a member of the State Health Commission and was the first chairman of the Country Fire Authority.[3]

In 1941 he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for "service as the Mayor of Ballarat, Victoria".[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "Ex-mayor of Ballarat Dies". The Age. No. 30, 903. Victoria, Australia. 20 May 1954. p. 16.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 480. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "Death of health official". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 20 May 1954. p. 5.
  4. ^ "It's an Honour: KING, Alexander Mercer". Commonwealth of Australia.


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