Alec King

Alec King
Personal information
Full name Alexander Mercer King
Born (1874-06-01)1 June 1874
Ballarat East, Victoria
Died 19 May 1954(1954-05-19) (aged 79)
Melbourne
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).

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.

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

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.