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.

Life Peers

Baronesses

Mervyn Pike Irene Mervyn Parnicott Pike, Baroness Pike, (16 September 1918 – 11 January 2004) was a British Conservative politician. The name by which she came to be known, Mervyn, had been the name of her father's best friend, who was to have been her ...

, 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 , 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 , Member of Parliament for the Lewes Division of, East Sussex 1945-74. * Sir Richard Michael Fraser , Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party Organisation since October 1964. * Rt Hon.

Geoffrey William Lloyd Geoffrey William Geoffrey-Lloyd, Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd, PC (17 January 1902 – 12 September 1984), was a British Conservative politician. Background and education The eldest son of G. W. A. Lloyd of Newbury, Lloyd was educated at Harrow S ...

, 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 Alfred Ernest Marples, Baron Marples, (9 December 1907 – 6 July 1978) was a British Conservative politician who served as Postmaster General (1957–1959) and Minister of Transport (1959–1964). As Postmaster General, he oversaw the introdu ...

, 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 , 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 , Member of Parliament for the Thirsk and Malton Division of Yorkshire 1929-74; Minister of Health 1955-57.

Privy Counsellors (PC)

Betty Harvie Anderson Margaret Betty Harvie Anderson, Baroness Skrimshire of Quarter, (12 August 1913 – 7 November 1979) was a British Conservative Party politician. She was the first woman to become a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, which she served as ...

, 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 , Member of Parliament for Hereford since 1956; Minister of State, Welsh Office 1970-74.

Knights Bachelor (Kt)

Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford Sir Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford (18 December 1910 – 5 March 1991) was an English painter, designer, publisher and Conservative Party politician. Born at Gerrards Cross in Buckinghamshire as Brian Caldwell Cook, he adopted his mother's maiden n ...

, 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 Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. In ...

Department of Employment The Secretary of State for Employment was a position in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. In 1995 it was merged with Secretary of State for Education to make the Secretary of State for Education and Employment. In 2001 the employment functions w ...

1972-74. * Robert William Elliott , 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 , Member of Parliament for

Richmond, Yorkshire Richmond is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, and the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is from the county town of Northallerton and situated on t ...

since 1959;

Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister The Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister is a Parliamentary Private Secretary serving the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The holder of the office is widely viewed as the Prime Minister's "eyes and ears" on the backbenche ...

1970-74. * Harold Brian Seymour Warren , 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 , 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 , 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 The National Conservative Convention (NCC), is the most senior body of the Conservative Party's voluntary wing. The National Convention effectively serves as the Party's internal Parliament, and is made up of its 800 highest-ranking Party Office ...

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 , Deputy Speaker, House of Lords. * The Honourable Douglas Richard Hurd , Member of Parliament for Mid-Oxon. Political Secretary to the Prime Minister 1970-74. * Brendon Straker Sewill , Special Assistant to the Chancellor of the Exchequer 1970-1974. Director of the

Conservative Research Department The Conservative Research Department (CRD) is part of the central organisation of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. It operates alongside other departments of Conservative Campaign Headquarters in Westminster. The CRD has been descr ...

1965-70. * Lena Moncrieff Townsend, Leader of the

Inner London Education Authority The Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) was an ad hoc local education authority for the City of London and the 12 Inner London boroughs from 1965 until its abolition in 1990. The authority was reconstituted as a directly elected body corp ...

, Greater London Council 1971-72. * Joan Fleetwood Varley, Deputy Director of Organisation,

Conservative Central Office The Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ), formerly known as Conservative Central Office (CCO), is the headquarters of the British Conservative Party, housing its central staff and committee members, including campaign coordinators and man ...

since 1966.

Officers (OBE)

* Miles Matthew Lee Hudson, Political Secretary to the Rt Hon. Sir Alec Douglas-Home 1971-74. * Lieutenant-Colonel William Reeve , 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 Sir Edward Richard George Heath (9 July 191617 July 2005), often known as Ted Heath, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. Heath a ...

. * Captain Arthur William Potter Fawcett , 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 .

References

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