The 1903 Birthday Honours were announced on 9 November 1903, to celebrate the birthday of King

Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until Death and state funeral of Edward VII, his death in 1910. The second child ...

that day. The list included appointments to various orders and honours of the

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and the

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. The list was published in ''

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'' 9 November 1903, and the various honours were gazetted in ''

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'' on 6 November 1903 and 17 November 1903. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour and where appropriate by rank (Knight Grand Cross, Knight Commander, ''etc.'') and then divisions (Military, Civil).

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*Colonel John Edward Bingham *

Lees Knowles Sir Lees Knowles, 1st Baronet, (16 February 1857 – 7 October 1928) was a British barrister, military historian and Conservative politician. Early life Knowles was the son of John Knowles and Elizabeth Lees of Green Bank, Oldham, Lancashir ...

, Esq., MP

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*John George Craggs, Esq. *

Robert Kennaway Douglas Sir Robert Kennaway Douglas (23 August 1838 – 20 May 1913) was a British oriental scholar. Life He was born at Larkbeare House, Talaton, Devon on 23 August 1838, the fourth son of the Rev. Philip William Douglas. His father was appointed to the ...

, Esq.,

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* Ernest Francis Swan Flower, Esq., MP *Professor

Clement Le Neve Foster Sir Clement le Neve Foster (23 March 1841 – 19 April 1904) was an English geologist and mineralogist. Life and work Le Neve Foster was born in Camberwell, the second son of Peter le Neve Foster (for many years secretary of the Society of ...

, FRS *Henry Alexander Giffard, Esq., KC,

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Charles Holroyd Sir Charles Holroyd RE (9 April 1861 – 17 November 1917) was an English painter, original printmaker and curator during the late Victorian and Edwardian eras up to and including the First World War. He was Keeper of the Tate from 1897 to 1 ...

, Esq., Keeper of the

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John Macdonell Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonell of Greenfield (19 April 1785 – 14 October 1812) was an aide-de-camp to British Major General Sir Isaac Brock during the War of 1812, dying in the Battle of Queenston Heights. Life He was born on 19 Apr ...

, Esq., CB, Master in the Supreme Court *Alan Reeve Manby, Esq., MVO * August Friedrich Manns, Esq., Musical Director of the Crystal Palace *

Harry Simon Samuel Sir Harry Simon Samuel (3 August 1853 – 26 April 1934) was an English Member of Parliament for Limehouse and then Norwood in London. He was an advocate of protection in trade and he campaigned against free trade during his political career. ...

, Esq., MP *Charles Scarisbrick, Esq. *His Honour Judge Snagge *William H. Venables Vernon, Esq.,

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;British Empire *The Honourable

Francis Bathurst Suttor Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor (30 April 1839 – 4 April 1915) was an Australian pastoralist, politician, and sheep and horse breeder. Early life Suttor was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, the son of pastoralist William Henry Suttor and his w ...

, President of the Legislative Council of the State of

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* Edward Dundas Holroyd, Esq., Puisne Judge and Senior Member of the Supreme Court Bench of the

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*Nathaniel Nathan, Esq., on retirement as Attorney-General of the Colony of Trinidad and Tobago *

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, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the West India Committee, and formerly Member of the Court of Policy of the Colony of British Guiana

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath

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

;Military Division * Admiral Sir

Cyprian Arthur George Bridge Admiral Sir Cyprian Arthur George Bridge (13 March 1839 – 16 August 1924) was a British Royal Navy officer towards the end of the era of ''Pax Britannica.'' He was Commander-in-chief of both the Australian Squadron and the China Squadron. ...

, KCB.

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

;Military Division * Admiral

Algernon Frederick Rous de Horsey Admiral Sir Algernon Frederick Rous de Horsey (25 July 1827 – 22 October 1922) was a Royal Navy officer, appointed aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria. He distinguished himself in Canada during the Fenian raids, and was thanked in Parliament for ...

. * Admiral

Albert Hastings Markham Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham (11 November 1841 – 28 October 1918) was a British explorer, author, and officer in the Royal Navy. In 1903 he was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. He is also remembered for designi ...

. * Vice-Admiral John Fellowes, CB. * Vice-Admiral the

Lord Charles Beresford Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Charles William de la Poer Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford, (10 February 1846 – 6 September 1919), styled Lord Charles Beresford between 1859 and 1916, was a British admiral and Member of Parliament. Beresford w ...

, KCVO, CB.

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

;Civil Division *

Thomas Little Heath Sir Thomas Little Heath (; 5 October 1861 – 16 March 1940) was a British civil servant, mathematician, classics, classical scholar, historian of ancient Greek mathematics, translator, and Mountaineering, mountaineer. He was educated at Clifto ...

, Esq.,

Treasury A treasury is either *A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry; in a business context, corporate treasury. *A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be ...

. * Colonel Duncan Alexander Johnston, RE, Director-General of

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, Southampton. * Robert Sidney Mitford, Esq., Commissioner of Prisons. * Thomas Pitts, Esq., Assistant Secretary,

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. * Charles Sandiford, Esq., Principal Engineer of the

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. *

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, Esq.,

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. * Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin, Esq., DSO, MP.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

* The Honourable

Augustus Charles Gregory Sir Augustus Charles Gregory (1 August 1819 – 25 June 1905) was an English-born Australian explorer and surveyor. Between 1846 and 1858 he undertook four major expeditions. He was the first Surveyor-General of Queensland. He was appointed a ...

, CMG, formerly

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, Member of the

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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

* The Honourable Henry Bruce Lefroy, Agent General for the State of Western Australia. * The Honourable Justin Fox Greenlaw Foxton, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Queensland, and late Secretary for Public Lands. * Herbert Wace, Esq., Government Agent of the Central Province of the Island of

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. * Colonel

Louis-Félix Pinault Louis-Félix Pinault (November 9, 1852 – December 10, 1906) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Matane (provincial electoral district), Matane in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1890 to 1892 and from 1892 to ...

, Deputy-Minister of Militia and Defence of the Dominion of Canada. * Leslie Probyn, Esq., Secretary to the Government of the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. * James Allwood, Esq., Collector-General of Customs, Excise, and Internal Revenue of the Island of Jamaica. * Thomas Herbert Kershaw, Esq., late Legal Adviser,

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. * Charles Henry Ommanney, Esq., Solicitor to the Crown Agents for the Colonies. * Major James Deane, Military Secretary to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the

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. *

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, Esq., Artist and Sculptor, Dominion of Canada.

Royal Victorian Order

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

* Richard George Penn, Earl Howe,

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to Her Majesty

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Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

* General Lord William Frederick Ernest Seymour,

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. * Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Baron Redesdale, CVO, CB. (Received the honour of Knighthood.) * Lieutenant-General Arthur Lyttelton Lyttelton-Annesley, Colonel of the

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. (Received the honour of Knighthood.)

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

* John Savile Lumley-Savile, Baron Savile. * Commander Sir Allen William Young, CB, RNR (Retd.) * Colonel

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, CB, Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty the King. * Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Arthur Andrew Frederick, MVO (Coldstream Guards). Deputy-

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and Extra Equerry to His Majesty the King.

Member of the Royal Victorian Order, 4th class (MVO)

* Captain William Webster, MVO (Fifth Class), Clerk Comptroller in the

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's Department. * Arthur Abraham David Sassoon, Esq. * Colonel Albert Edward Williamson Goldsmid. :For services in securing the safety of His Majesty's Ship when in peril of sinking. * Captain Thomas James Henry Rapson, Royal Navy, Staff Captain of

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. * William Henry Gard, Esq., Royal Navy, Chief Constructor of Portsmouth Dockyard. :On the occasion of the Presentation of Colours by Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, on behalf of His Majesty, to the 2nd Battalion

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. * Lieutenant-Colonel Carteret Walter Carey. ;Honorary Member * '' Corvetten-Capitan'' Rudolf Hitter von Benigni in Müldenberg (Austrian Navy). Attached to Lord Methuen's special mission to Vienna.

Member of the Royal Victorian Order, 5th class (MVO)

* John Michie, Esq., His Majesty's

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at Balmoral. :On the occasion of the Presentation of Colours by Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, on behalf of His Majesty, to the 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry. * Lieutenant Henry Balfour Fergusson Bryant. * Lieutenant Lionel Graham Pringle.

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