Honorary Freedom of the City of Birmingham
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Honorary Freemen of the City of Birmingham
The City of Birmingham
, England
has granted Honorary Freedom
to individuals and military organisations since 1888. Designation as a Freeman of the City
is an honorary title and, subject to a two thirds majority of the Council
, is granted to persons of distinction and those who have rendered eminent services to the City. The following have received this honour (up to 1998):
The City of Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
has granted Honorary Freedom
Honorary Freedom of Boroughs Act 1885
The Honorary Freedom of Boroughs Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that gave the councils of municipal boroughs in England and Wales the power to award the title of honorary freeman to "persons of distinction and any persons who have rendered emininent services to the...
to individuals and military organisations since 1888. Designation as a Freeman of the City
Freedom of the City
Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some municipalities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and Rhodesia to esteemed members of its community and to organisations to be honoured, often for service to the community;...
is an honorary title and, subject to a two thirds majority of the Council
Government of Birmingham
Birminghamshown within West MidlandsThis page is about the Government of Birmingham, England.-Civic history:Most of Birmingham was historically a part of Warwickshire, though the modern city also includes villages and towns historically in Staffordshire or Worcestershire.Until the 1760s, Birmingham...
, is granted to persons of distinction and those who have rendered eminent services to the City. The following have received this honour (up to 1998):
- Joseph Chamberlain MPJoseph ChamberlainJoseph Chamberlain was an influential British politician and statesman. Unlike most major politicians of the time, he was a self-made businessman and had not attended Oxford or Cambridge University....
, 20 March 1888 - Philip Henry MuntzPhilip Henry MuntzPhilip Henry Muntz was a British businessman and Liberal politician. He was a leading figure in the politics of the rapidly-growing industrial town of Birmingham in the mid-nineteenth century.-Early life and family:...
JP, 23 October 1888 - Thomas Avery JP, 4 October 1892
- George Dixon MPGeorge Dixon (MP)George Dixon was English Liberal politician who was active in local government in Birmingham and sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1867 and 1898. He was a major proponent of education for all children.-Life:...
, 4 January 1898 - John Thackray Bunce JP, 7 March 1899
- Earl Roberts VC KG OMFrederick Roberts, 1st Earl RobertsField Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Bt, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, KStJ, PC was a distinguished Indian born British soldier who regarded himself as Anglo-Irish and one of the most successful British commanders of the 19th century.-Early life:Born at Cawnpore, India, on...
, 1 January 1901 - Edward Lawley Parker JP, 31 October 1904
- Jesse Collings MPJesse CollingsJesse Collings was Mayor of Birmingham, England, a Liberal member of Parliament, but was best known nationally in the UK as an advocate of educational reform and land reform.-Background:...
, 13 June 1911 - William KenrickWilliam Kenrick (MP)William Kenrick was an English iron founder and hardware manufacturer. He was a Liberal politician who was active in local government in Birmingham and sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1899....
JP, 13 June 1911 - Frances Corder Clayton JP, 2 July 1912
- Charles Gabriel Beale Beale JP, 2 July 1912
- Sir William Henry Bowater JP, 4 January 1916
- William Moris HughesBilly HughesWilliam Morris "Billy" Hughes, CH, KC, MHR , Australian politician, was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923....
, 22 May 1916 - David Lloyd George OM MPDavid Lloyd GeorgeDavid Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...
, 5 February 1921 - Earl Balfour KG OMArthur BalfourArthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician and statesman...
, 22 June 1922 - Sir George Hamilton Kenrick, 25 September 1923
- Sir David Brooks GBE JP, 25 September 1923
- Sir Austen Chamberlain KG PC MPAusten ChamberlainSir Joseph Austen Chamberlain, KG was a British statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and half-brother of Neville Chamberlain.- Early life and career :...
, 22 February 1926 - Barrow Cadbury JP, 6 May 1932
- Neville Chamberlain PC MPNeville ChamberlainArthur Neville Chamberlain FRS was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. Chamberlain is best known for his appeasement foreign policy, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938, conceding the...
, 6 May 1932 - John Henry Lloyd MA JP, 6 May 1932
- Ernest Martineau CMG DL, 11 July 1938
- William Adlington Cadbury, 11 July 1938
- Wilfred Byng Kenrick, 11 July 1938
- Henry James Sayer JP, 11 July 1938
- Jan Christiaan Smuts CH KCJan SmutsJan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, ED, KC, FRS, PC was a prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher. In addition to holding various cabinet posts, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948...
, 19 May 1944 - Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill CH FRS MPWinston ChurchillSir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
, 31 October 1946 - The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1946
- Clement R. Attlee CH MPClement AttleeClement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955...
, 18 October 1947 - Sir William J. Slim KCB, 18 October 1947
- Sir F. H. C. Wiltshire MC, 18 October 1947
- H. Barrow, 12 April 1949
- Mrs. A. M. Howes MBE JP, 16 April 1955
- Sir Barry V. Jackson, 16 April 1955
- Sir S. Vernon, 16 April 1955
- Sir T. B. Pritchett MC DLTheodore PritchettSir Theodore Beal Pritchett MC , was Lord Mayor of Birmingham and a Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire.He was educated at Bromsgrove School and served in the Royal Artillery during World War I, being awarded the Military Cross....
, 7 May 1960 - Sir A. Bradbeer JP, 7 May 1960
- 268 Regiment, Royal Artillery TA, 4 June 1966
- Sir Francis. F. Griffin, 2 May 1970
- H. Watton CBE JP, 2 May 1970
- 35th Signal Regiment35 (South Midlands) Signal RegimentThe 35th Signal Regiment was a British Territorial Army regiment of the Royal Corps of Signals.The Regiment consisted of five squadrons:*Support Squadron*48 Signal Squadron...
, 12 September 1970 - E. W. Horton JP, 15 September 1973
- E. E. Mole OBE JP, 15 September 1973
- Royal Regiment of FusiliersRoyal Regiment of FusiliersThe Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on April 23, 1968, as part of the reforms of the army that saw the creation of the first 'large infantry regiments', by the amalgamation of the four English fusilier...
, 7 May 1975 - HMS BirminghamHMS Birmingham (D86)HMS Birmingham was a Type 42 destroyer laid down by Cammell Laird and Company, Limited, at Birkenhead on 28 March 1972, launched on 30 July 1973 by Lady Empson, wife of Sir Derek Empson and commissioned on 3 December 1976....
, 11 May 1978 - Sir N. B. A. Bosworth CBE, 4 December 1982
- George Adrian Hayhurst CadburyAdrian CadburySir George Adrian Hayhurst Cadbury is a former British Olympic rower and Chairman of Cadbury and Cadbury Schweppes for 24 years. He has been a pioneer in raising the awareness and stimulating the debate on corporate governance and produced the Cadbury Report, a code of best practice which served...
, 4 December 1982 - Julius Silverman MPJulius SilvermanJulius Silverman was a British Labour Party politician.Born in Leeds, Silverman attended Leeds Central High School and first worked as a warehouseman. He later became a barrister, called by Gray's Inn in 1931, and practised in Birmingham. He served as a councillor on Birmingham City Council...
, 4 December 1982 - Queen's Own HussarsQueen's Own HussarsThe Queen's Own Hussars, normally referred to by the abbreviation QOH, was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, formed from the amalgamation of 3rd The King's Own Hussars and the 7th Queen's Own Hussars at Candahar Barracks, Tidworth in 1958....
, 4 October 1983 - Mrs. M. A. Brown CBE JP, 25 October 1986
- Mrs. F. M. Cocks OBE JP, 25 October 1986
- Sir Reginald E. EyreReginald EyreSir Reginald Edwin Eyre is a British Conservative Party politician.Eyre was educated at King Edward's Camp Hill School, Birmingham and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He contested Birmingham Northfield in 1959....
, 23 February 1991 - Baron Howell of Aston ManorDenis HowellDenis Herbert Howell, Baron Howell was a British Labour Party politician.Born in Birmingham, Howell was educated at Handsworth Grammar School, Birmingham and became a clerk and chairman of the Clerical and Administrative Workers Union standing orders committee. He was a Football League referee and...
, 23 February 1991 - Sir Simon D. Rattle CBESimon RattleSir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE is an English conductor. He rose to international prominence as conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and since 2002 has been principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic ....
, 1 October 1996 - Miss L. ClaytonLisa ClaytonLisa Lyttelton, Dowager Viscountess Cobham is the first British woman to sail single-handed and non-stop around the world...
, 1 October 1996