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

Miss 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.
The Right Honourable Dame Margaret Patricia Hornsby-Smith, D.B.E., 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, M.C., D.L., Member of Parliament for the Lewes Division of, East Sussex 1945-74.
Sir Richard Michael FRASER, C.B.E., Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party Organisation since October 1964.
The Right Honourable 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.
The Right Honourable Ernest Marples, Member of Parliament for Wallasey 1945-74; Postmaster General 1957-59 ; Minister of Transport 1959-64.
The Right Honourable Michael Antony Cristobal Noble, Member of Parliament for Argyllshire 1958-74 ; Secretary of State for Scotland 1962-64 ; Minister for Trade 1970-72.
The Right Honourable Duncan Edwin Sandys, C.H., 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.
The Right Honourable Sir Robert Hugh Turton, K.B.E., M.C., D.L., Member of Parliament for the Thirsk and Malton Division of Yorkshire 1929-74 ; Minister of Health 1955-57.

Privy Counsellors (PC)

Miss Betty Harvie Anderson, O.B.E., T.D., M.P. (Margaret Betty, Mrs. Skrimshire), Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire since 1959; Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, House of Commons 1970-73.
The Right Honourable 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, M.C., D.L., M.P., 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, M.P., 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, M.P., Member of Parliament for Richmond, Yorkshire since 1959 ; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 1970-74.
Harold Brian Seymour Warren, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Physician.

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, M.P., 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)

The Right Honourable Quintin McGarel, Baron Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, Q.C., 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, Mrs. Smith, Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations.

Commanders (CBE)

The Right Honourable 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.
The Right Honourable Pascoe Christian Victor Francis, Baron Grenfell, T.D., Deputy Speaker, House of Lords.
The Honourable Douglas Richard Hurd, M.P., Member of Parliament for Mid-Oxon. Political Secretary to the Prime Minister 1970-74.
Brendon Straker Sewill, O.B.E., Special Assistant to the Chancellor of the Exchequer 1970-1974. Director of the Conservative Research Department 1965-70.
Lena Moncrieff, Mrs. Townsend, Leader of the Inner London Education Authority, Greater London Council 1971-72.
Miss Joan Fleetwood Varley, Deputy Director of Organisation, Conservative Central Office since 1966.

Officers (OBE)

Miles Matthew Lee Hudson, Political Secretary to the Right Honourable Sir Alec Douglas-Home, K.T., D.L., M.P. 1971-74.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Reeve, D.L. For political and public services in the East Midlands.
Ann Marcella, Mrs. Springman. For political and public services in Wessex.

Members (MBE)

Roger Boaden. For political services.
Miss Rosemary Bushe, Personal Secretary to the Right Honourable Edward Heath, M.B.E., M.P.
Captain Arthur William Potter Fawcett, T.D. For political services in Barnet, Hertfordshire.
Christabel Phyllis, Mrs. 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.
Miss Ivy May Moore, lately Telephonist, No. 10 Downing Street.
George Stanley Newell, Driver to the Right Honourable Edward Heath, M.B.E., M.P.

References

↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46254. pp. 4395–4398. 2 April 1974.

Honours Lists

New Year Honours	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902† 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940† 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 †Not issued because of Birthday Honours of new king (1902) and WWII (1940)

Birthday Honours	1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887† 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897† 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911† 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937† 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953† 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 †Not issued because of Jubilee Honours (1887, 1897) and Coronation Honours (1911, 1937, 1953)

PM's Resignation Honours	1895 1945 1951 1955† 1957† 1963 1964 1970 1976 1979† 1990 1997 2007† 2010† 2016 †Not issued

Coronation Honours	1821 1831 1838 1902 1911 1937 1953

Dissolution Honours	1874 1885 1892 1895 1900 1906 1910 (January) 1910 (December) 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935† 1945 1950 1951† 1955† 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974 (February) 1974 (October) 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 †Not issued

Special Honours	2009 2013 2014 2015 2016

Additional Honours	1887 (Golden Jubilee) 1897 (Diamond Jubilee) 1923 Prime Minister 1935 (Silver Jubilee) 1977 (Silver Jubilee) 1990 (Queen Mother's 90th Birthday) 2002 (Death of Queen Mother and Princess Margaret) 2002 (Golden Jubilee) 2012 (Diamond Jubilee)

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