David Beatty, 2nd Earl Beatty

The Earl Beatty
Under-Secretary of State for Air
In office
1945–1945
Preceded byQuintin Hogg
Succeeded byJohn Strachey
Member of Parliament for Peckham
In office
27 October 1931 – 11 March 1936
Preceded byJohn Beckett
Succeeded byLewis Silkin
Personal details
Born
David Field Beatty

(1905-02-22)22 February 1905
Died10 June 1972(1972-06-10) (aged 67)
Political partyConservative
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)
RelationsPeter Beatty (brother)
Ronald Tree (half-brother)
Marshall Field (grandfather)
Parent(s)David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
Ethel Field Beatty
Alma materRoyal Naval College, Osborne
Britannia Royal Naval College
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceRoyal Navy
Years of service1918–1945
RankCommander
CommandsHMS Boreas (1941)
HMS Buxton (1940–41)
HMS Puffin (1940)
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Cross

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.


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