1959 Dissolution Honours Explained
The 1959 Dissolution Honours List was issued on 19 September 1959 to mark the dissolution of the United Kingdom parliament prior to the 1959 general election.[1]
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Hereditary Peers
Viscount
- Rt Hon. James Gray Stuart, Unionist Member of Parliament for Moray and Nairn, 1923-1959. A Lord Commissioner of the Treasury and Scottish Unionist Whip, 1935-1941; Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Government, Chief Whip, 1941-1945. Secretary of State for Scotland, 1951-1957. Opposition Chief Whip, 1945-1948. Chairman of the Unionist Party in Scotland since 1950. For political and public services.
Baron
- Colonel The Rt Hon. Sir Charles Glen MacAndrew, Unionist Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock, 1924-1929; for the Partick Division of Glasgow, 1931-1935 and for Bute and North Ayrshire, 1935-1959. Chairman of Ways and Means, 1951-1959. For political and public services.
Life Peers
Baroness
- Rt Hon. Dame Florence Gertrude Horsbrugh, Unionist Member of Parliament for Dundee, 1931-1945 and for the Moss Side Division of Manchester, 1950-1959. Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health, 1939-1945 and to the Ministry of Food, 1945. Minister of Education, 1951-1954. For political and public services.
Baron
- Rt Hon. Herbert Stanley Morrison, Labour Member of Parliament for South Hackney, 1923-1924, 1929-1931 and 1935-1945; for East Lewisham, 1945-1950 and for South Lewisham, 1950-1959. Minister of Transport, 1929-1931; Minister of Supply, 1940; Secretary of State for the Home Department and Minister of Home Security, 1940-1945; Member of the War Cabinet, 1942-1945. Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, 1945-1951; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1951. Deputy Leader of the Opposition, 1951-1955. For political and public services.
Notes and References
- News: Dissolution Honours . . 7 . 19 September 1959 .
