1916 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours

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

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Barons

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Privy Councillor

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Baronet

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

Knight

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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

Order of the Bath

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

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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)

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Civil Division

Maurice Bonham-Carter, Private Secretary to Mr. Asquith

Commander of the Order of the Bath (CB)

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

Order of St Michael and St George

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

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

References

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^ "Five New Peers. List of Resignation Honours". The Times. 22 December 1916. p. 8.

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v t e H. H. Asquith
Premiership	Liberal government 1908-1915 Coalition government 1915–1916
General elections	January 1910 December 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924
Career	Relugas Compact (1905) People's Budget (1909) Battle of Downing Street (1910) Marconi scandal (1912) Third Home Rule Bill (1914) Curragh incident (1914) Buckingham Palace Conference (1914) July Crisis (1914) British entry into World War I Gallipoli campaign (1915) Shell Crisis (1915) Easter Rising (1916) Maurice Debate (1918)
Parties	Liberal Party Independent Liberal Party (1918)
Constituenies	East Fife (1886-1918) Paisley (1920-1924)
Family	Margot Asquith (second wife) Raymond Asquith (son) Herbert Asquith (son) Arthur Asquith (son) Violet Bonham Carter (daughter) Cyril Asquith (son) Elizabeth Bibesco (daughter) Anthony Asquith (son) Maurice Bonham-Carter (son-in-law) Cynthia Asquith (daughter-in-law) Katharine Asquith (daughter-in-law) Edward Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner (brother-in-law) Harold Tennant (brother-in-law)
Cultural depictions	Edward the Seventh (TV, 1975) The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (TV, 1981) Number 10 (TV, 1983) The Lost Prince (TV, 2003)
Related articles	Rector of the University of Glasgow Rector of the University of Aberdeen 1916 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours 1920 Paisley by-election 1925 University of Oxford Chancellor election Earl of Oxford and Asquith Venetia Stanley