David Beatty, 2nd Earl Beatty
David Field Beatty, 2nd Earl Beatty, DSC (22 February 1905 – 10 June 1972), styled Viscount Borodale from 1919 to 1936, was a Royal Navy officer and British Conservative Party politician.
The Right Honourable The Earl Beatty | |
|---|---|
| Under-Secretary of State for Air | |
| In office 1945–1945 | |
| Preceded by | Quintin Hogg |
| Succeeded by | John Strachey |
| Member of Parliament for Peckham | |
| In office 27 October 1931 – 11 March 1936 | |
| Preceded by | John Beckett |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Silkin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Field Beatty 22 February 1905 |
| Died | 10 June 1972 (aged 67) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | Dorothy Rice Power
(m. 1937; div. 1945)Dorothy Rita Furey
(m. 1946; div. 1950)Adelle Dillingham
(m. 1951; div. 1958)Diane Kirk Blundell
(m. 1959) |
| Relations | Peter Beatty (brother) Ronald Tree (half-brother) Marshall Field (grandfather) |
| Parent(s) | David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty Ethel Field Beatty |
| Alma mater | Royal Naval College, Osborne Britannia Royal Naval College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1918–1945 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Commands | HMS Boreas (1941) HMS Buxton (1940–41) HMS Puffin (1940) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross |
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