Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston

The Right Honourable The Viscount Chilston GBE PC JP DL
Home Secretary
In office 12 July 1902 – 5 December 1905
Monarch	Edward VII
Prime Minister	Arthur Balfour
Preceded by	Charles Ritchie
Succeeded by	Herbert Gladstone
Personal details
Born	Aretas Akers 21 October 1851 (1851-10-21) West Malling, Kent
Died	15 January 1926 (1926-01-16) (aged 74) London
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Adeline Austen-Smith (d. 1929)
Alma mater	University College, Oxford

Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston, GBE, PC, JP, DL (21 October 1851 – 15 January 1926), born Aretas Akers, was a British Conservative statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until he was raised to the peerage in 1911. He notably served as Home Secretary under Arthur Balfour between 1902 and 1905. He was highly effective as Conservative Party whip, keeping the rank and file in line.