Mansfield Smith-Cumming
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 Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming     (spook, deep politician?) | ||||||||||||||
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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'"
