1923 Prime Minister Honours

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The 1923 Prime Minister Honours were announced on 8 February 1923, the list of political appointments was recommended by the Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law. The list was not issued as part of the 1923 New Year Honours as it was delayed to allow scrutiny by a Privy Council committee following a recommendation of a Royal Commission on Honours.[1] It was sometimes known as the "Short Honours List".

Viscount

  • Sir George Younger, Bt., Chairman of the Unionist Party Organisation since 1 January 1917.[1]

Baron

Privy Councillor

Baronets

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)

Knight Bachelor

  • Alfred Appleby, JP for public and political services in Newcastle upon Tyne.[1]
  • Commander Walter George Windham, for public and political services.[1]
  • George Wigley, for public and political services in Nottingham.[1]
  • George Duncan Grey, LLD, for public and political services in Weston-super-Mare.[1]
  • Ernest Gardner, MP from 1901 to 1922.[1]

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 "Three New Peers." Times [London, England] 8 Feb. 1923: 10. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 5 Sept. 2015.