Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham
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Douglas McGarel Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham was a British lawyer and politician.
Hogg was a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn and served as Lord Chancellor in the UK Conservative government of 1928-9.
He was one of the foremost advocates of his age, and as Attorney-General piloted through the House of Commons the Trade Disputes Act of 1927, which reaffirmed and fortified the rule of law after the general strike.
He was the father of Quintin Hogg, Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone.
| Preceded by: The Viscount Cave | Lord Chancellor 1928–1929 | Succeeded by: The Viscount Sankey | |||
| Preceded by: The Marquess of Crewe | Secretary of State for War 1931–1935 | Succeeded by: The Viscount Halifax | |||
| Preceded by: The Marquess of Reading | Leader of the House of Lords 1931–1935 | Succeeded by: The Marquess of Londonderry | |||
| Preceded by: The Viscount Sankey | Lord Chancellor 1935–1938 | Succeeded by: The Lord Maugham | |||
| Preceded by: The Viscount Halifax | Lord President of the Council 1938 | Succeeded by: The Viscount Runciman of Doxford
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