Alec King

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]

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[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

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]