| Alec King | |
| Fullname: | Alexander Mercer King |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Ballarat East, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Melbourne[1] |
| Statsend: | 1898 |
| Years1: | 1898 |
| Games Goals1: | 6 (3) |
Alexander Mercer King (1 June 1874 – 19 May 1954) was a Mayor of Ballarat and an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
King, who conducted a printing business in Ballarat for many years, was a keen sportsman, and in his youth captained both the Ballarat and Geelong West football teams. He was a life member of both Ballarat's football club and rowing club, a member of the State Health Commission and was the first chairman of the Country Fire Authority.[2]
In 1941 he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for "service as the Mayor of Ballarat, Victoria".[3]