1916 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours Explained

The 1916 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours were awards announced on 22 December 1916 to mark the exit of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, who resigned in early December.^[1]

The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.

Viscounts

- Lord Sandhurst Lord Cowdray

Barons

- - - The Right Hon. Joseph A. Pease Sir John A. Dewar Sir Thomas Roe Sir Edward Partington

Baronet

Right Hon. James H. Campbell for Dublin University
John S. Ainsworth Member for Argyllshire
James Hill Member for Central Bradford
Sir Jesse Boot, Chairman of Boots Cash Chemists, knighted in 1909

Knight

Arthur Carkeek, an Alderman of the Cornwall County Council and a large employer of labour.
Hugh Fraser, LL.D. Reader and Examiner in Common Law to the Inns of Court
William Gundry, member of the firm of Ashby, Morris, City Merchants
The Very Rev. John Herkless, D.D., Principal of St. Andrews University
Edward Smith, Chairman of the Standing Joint Committee of the Justees for London, Member of the L.C.C. and the County of London Appeal Tribunal
Evan Spicer, Alderman of the first London County Council and chairman of the council in 1906-7

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

Civil Division

The Right Hon. Sir Samuel Evans, President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division.

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Civil Division

Maurice Bonham-Carter, Private Secretary to Mr. Asquith

Commander of the Order of the Bath (CB)

The Hon. Theophilus Russell Diplomatic Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

Hon. Eric Drummond Private secretary to Mr. Balfour, former private secretary to Mr. Asquith from 1912

Notes and References

News: Five New Peers. List of Resignation Honours. . . 8 . 22 December 1916 .