February 1974 Dissolution Honours
The February 1974 Dissolution Honours List was issued on 2 April 1974 following the dissolution of the United Kingdom parliament in preparation for a general election.[1]
Life Peers
Baronesses
- Mervyn Pike, Member of Parliament for the Melton Division of Leicestershire 1956-74; Assistant Postmaster General 1959-63; Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office 1963-64.
- Rt Hon. Dame Margaret Patricia Hornsby-Smith DBE, Member of Parliament for Chislehurst 1950-66 and 1970–74; Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health 1951-57; Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office 1957-59; Joint Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance 1959-61.
Barons
- Sir Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish MC DL, Member of Parliament for the Lewes Division of, East Sussex 1945-74.
- Sir Richard Michael Fraser CBE, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party Organisation since October 1964.
- Rt Hon. Geoffrey William Lloyd, Member of Parliament for Birmingham, Ladywood Division 1931-45, King's Norton Division 1950-55; Sutton Coldfield 1955-74; Minister of Fuel and Power 1951-55; Minister of Education 1957-59.
- Rt Hon. Ernest Marples, Member of Parliament for Wallasey 1945-74; Postmaster General 1957-59; Minister of Transport 1959-64.
- Rt Hon. Michael Antony Cristobal Noble, Member of Parliament for Argyllshire 1958-74; Secretary of State for Scotland 1962-64; Minister for Trade 1970-72.
- Rt Hon. Duncan Edwin Sandys CH, Member of Parliament for Norwood 1935-45; Streatham 1950-74; Minister of Works 1944-45; Minister of Supply 1951-54; Minister of Housing and Local Government 1954-57; Minister of Defence 1957-59; Minister of Aviation 1959-60; Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations 1960-1964.
- Rt Hon. Sir Robert Hugh Turton KBE MC DL, Member of Parliament for the Thirsk and Malton Division of Yorkshire 1929-74; Minister of Health 1955-57.
Privy Counsellors (PC)
- Betty Harvie Anderson OBE TD MP, Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire since 1959; Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, House of Commons 1970-73.
- Rt Hon. Priscilla Jean Fortescue, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South 1946-66; Minister of State, Scottish Office 1970-72; Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1972-74.
- James David Gibson-Watt MC DL MP, Member of Parliament for Hereford since 1956; Minister of State, Welsh Office 1970-74.
Knights Bachelor (Kt)
- Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford, Member of Parliament for Ealing South 1958-74; Assistant Whip 1962-64; Opposition Deputy Chief Whip 1964-67.
- Robert Chichester-Clark, Member of Parliament for Londonderry City and County 1955-74; Comptroller of H.M. Household 1961-64; Minister of State, Department of Employment 1972-74.
- Robert William Elliott MP, Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne North since 1957; Comptroller of H.M. Household 1970; Vice-Chairman, Conservative Party Organisation since 1970.
- Timothy Peter Geoffrey Kitson MP, Member of Parliament for Richmond, Yorkshire since 1959; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 1970-74.
- Harold Brian Seymour Warren MRCS LRCP, Physician.
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath
Companions (CB)
- Civil division
- Robert Temple Armstrong, Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.
Order of St Michael and St George
Knights Commander (KCMG)
- Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle MP, Member of Parliament for Richmond, Surrey since 1959; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1970-74.
Order of the Companions of Honour
Companions (CH)
- Rt Hon. Quintin McGarel, Baron Hailsham of Saint Marylebone QC, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain 1970-74.
Order of the British Empire
Dames Commander (DBE)
- Katharine Margaret Alice, The Honourable Mrs. MacMillan, Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party 1968-71.
- Margot Smith, Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations.
Commanders (CBE)
- Rt Hon. Patrick Robin Gilbert, Baron Derwent, Minister of State, Board of Trade 1962-63; Minister of State, Home Office 1963-64; Deputy Speaker, House of Lords.
- Alan Green, Member of Parliament for Preston South 1955-64 and 1970–74; Minister of State, Board of Trade 1962-63; Financial Secretary, Treasury 1963-64.
- Rt Hon. Pascoe Christian Victor Francis, Baron Grenfell TD, Deputy Speaker, House of Lords.
- The Honourable Douglas Richard Hurd MP, Member of Parliament for Mid-Oxon. Political Secretary to the Prime Minister 1970-74.
- Brendon Straker Sewill OBE, Special Assistant to the Chancellor of the Exchequer 1970-1974. Director of the Conservative Research Department 1965-70.
- Lena Moncrieff Townsend, Leader of the Inner London Education Authority, Greater London Council 1971-72.
- Joan Fleetwood Varley, Deputy Director of Organisation, Conservative Central Office since 1966.
Officers (OBE)
- Miles Matthew Lee Hudson, Political Secretary to the Rt Hon. Sir Alec Douglas-Home KT DL MP 1971-74.
- Lieutenant-Colonel William Reeve DL, for political and public services in the East Midlands.
- Ann Marcella Springman, for political and public services in Wessex.
Members (MBE)
- Roger Boaden, for political services.
- Rosemary Bushe, Personal Secretary to the Rt Hon. Edward Heath MBE MP.
- Captain Arthur William Potter Fawcett TD, for political services in Barnet, Hertfordshire.
- Christabel Phyllis Humphreys, for political services in Wales.
- Kenneth Donald Bremner Pryde, Inspector, Metropolitan Police.
- Peter Radford, Chief Inspector, Metropolitan Police.
British Empire Medal (BEM)
- Civil division
- John Harris, Senior Messenger. Formerly Doorkeeper, No. 10 Downing Street.
- Ivy May Moore, lately Telephonist, No. 10 Downing Street.
- George Stanley Newell, Driver to the Rt Hon. Edward Heath MBE MP.
References
- ^ "No. 46254". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 1974. pp. 4395–4398.
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