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| + | |name=Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming | ||
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansfield_Smith-Cumming | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansfield_Smith-Cumming | ||
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|image=Mansfield Smith-Cumming.jpg | |image=Mansfield Smith-Cumming.jpg | ||
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|description=Head of the organisation which later became [[MI6]] | |description=Head of the organisation which later became [[MI6]] | ||
|birth_date=1 April 1859 | |birth_date=1 April 1859 | ||
| + | |birth_name=Mansfield George Smith | ||
|death_date=14 June 1923 | |death_date=14 June 1923 | ||
|constitutes=spook, deep politician? | |constitutes=spook, deep politician? | ||
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| − | [[Mansfield Cumming]] was the first head of the organisation which later became the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6). | + | Sir [[Mansfield Smith-Cumming]] was the first head of the organisation which later became the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] ([[MI6]]).<ref>''[http://www.thepeerage.com/p52953.htm#i529526 "The Peerage – Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming"]''</ref> |
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| + | He added the surname Cumming after his marriage in 1889 to [http://www.thepeerage.com/p52954.htm Leslie Marian Cumming, heiress of Logie near Forres in the County of Moray.]<ref>''[http://www.thepeerage.com/p52954.htm "The Peerage – Leslie Marian Cumming"]''</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | In 1909, Captain Mansfield Cumming of the [[Royal Navy]] was appointed head of the Naval section of the new [ | + | [[File:Mansfield_Cumming.jpg|300px|left|thumb|[[Mansfield Cumming]]'s English Heritage Blue Plaque at 2 Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EJ]] |
| + | In 1909, Captain [[Mansfield Cumming]] of the [[Royal Navy]] was appointed head of the Naval section of the new [https://galnet.fandom.com/wiki/Secret_Service_Bureau Secret Service Bureau.] In 1916, this section became [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_of_Military_Intelligence_(United_Kingdom)#Sections MI1c] within the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_of_Military_Intelligence_(United_Kingdom) War Office's Directorate of Military Intelligence.]<ref>Michael Smith, The Spying Game, Politico's, 2003, p.67.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==='C' stands for Cumming=== | ||
| + | According to current [[Chief of the SIS]], [[Richard Moore]], in a radio interview on 30 November 2021, 'C' stands for [[Mansfield Cumming|'Cumming']], not [[Chief of the SIS|'Chief']].<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59474365 "MI6 boss warns of China 'debt traps and data traps'"]''</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
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| Born | Mansfield George Smith 1 April 1859 South London, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||
| Died | 14 June 1923 (Age 64) London, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
Head of the organisation which later became MI6
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Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming was the first head of the organisation which later became the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).[1]
He added the surname Cumming after his marriage in 1889 to Leslie Marian Cumming, heiress of Logie near Forres in the County of Moray.[2]
Career
Mansfield Cumming's English Heritage Blue Plaque at 2 Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EJ
In 1909, Captain Mansfield Cumming of the Royal Navy was appointed head of the Naval section of the new Secret Service Bureau. In 1916, this section became MI1c within the War Office's Directorate of Military Intelligence.[3]
'C' stands for Cumming
According to current Chief of the SIS, Richard Moore, in a radio interview on 30 November 2021, 'C' stands for 'Cumming', not 'Chief'.[4]
Death
At his death in 1923, Cumming was succeeded by Rear Admiral Hugh Sinclair.
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References
- ↑ "The Peerage – Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming"
- ↑ "The Peerage – Leslie Marian Cumming"
- ↑ Michael Smith, The Spying Game, Politico's, 2003, p.67.
- ↑ "MI6 boss warns of China 'debt traps and data traps'"
