Mansfield Smith-Cumming

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Person.png Mansfield Smith-Cumming   SpartacusRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(deep politician)
Mansfield Smith-Cumming.jpg
Born1 April 1859
South London, United Kingdom
Died14 June 1923 (Age 64)
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish

Employment.png Chief of the SIS

In office
1909 - 14 June 1923
The first holder of this job

Mansfield Cumming was the first head of the organisation which later became the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).

Career

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.[1]

Death

At his death in 1923, Cumming was succeeded by Rear Admiral Hugh Sinclair.

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References

  1. Michael Smith, The Spying Game, Politico's, 2003, p.67.