Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston was a British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until he was raised to the peerage in 1911. He notably served as Home Secret
"The Kent Gang" As depicted by "Ape" (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, 26 September 1885
Home Secretary
Videos
The secretary of state for the Home Department, more commonly known as the home secretary, is a senior minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom and the head of the Home Office, eq
Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston
…1926) was a British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until he was raised to the peerage in 1911. He notably served as Home Secretary under Arthur Balfour between 1902 and 1905. He was highly effective as Conservative Party whip, keeping the rank and file in line. Akers-Douglas was…
Shabana Mahmood Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2025
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne by JL Mosnier crop
Viscount Sydney by Gilbert Stuart
Nathaniel Dance Lord North cropped cropped