HAILSHAM, DOUGLAS McGAREL HOGG, 1ST VISCOUNT cr. 1929 (1872– ), British lawyer and politician, was born on Feb. 28, 1872, the son of Quintin Hogg, founder of the Polytechnic, London. On leaving Eton Hogg spent eight years with his father's firm of West India merchants. After serving in the South African War (1899-1902 ), he was called to the bar (1902), and forthwith took a leading position as a junior. He became K.C. in 1917. His deadly power of cross examination, easy mastery of facts and figures and persuasive speech made him formidable in every kind of case. In 1922, on entering parliament as Conservative member for Marylebone, he became attorney general in Bonar Law's government, receiving the usual knighthood given to a law officer. In opposition, or in office he showed himself a powerful debater; his vigorous speech on the Campbell prosecution (see ENGLISH HISTORY) had not a little to do with the defeat of MacDonald's Government. Hogg was attorney-general from 1924 to 1928, lord chancellor from 1928 to 1929, and secretary of state for war from 1931 to when he again became lord chancellor.