1890 Birthday Honours


The 1890 Birthday Honours were appointments by Queen Victoria to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The Queen, and were published in the London Gazette on 20 May 1890 and in The Times on 21 May 1890.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes and then divisions as appropriate.

United Kingdom and British Empire

Privy Councillor">Privy Council of the United Kingdom">Privy Councillor

The Queen appointed the following to Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council:

[Baronet]cies

[Knight Bachelor]

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath">Order of the Bath">The Most Honourable Order of the Bath

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

;Civil Division

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

;Civil Division

The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India">Order of the Star of India">The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India

Knight Commander (KCSI)

Companion (CSI)

  • Col. Charles Kenneth Mackenzie Walter, Bengal Staff Corps.
  • Frederick Barnes Peacock, Bengal Civil Service, Member of the Board of Revenue, Bengal.
  • James Richard Naylor, Bombay Civil Service, Remembrancer of Legal Affairs, Bombay.
  • Frederick William Richard Fryer, Bengal Civil Service, Financial Commissioner in Burma.
  • Robert Joseph Crosthwaite, Bengal Civil Service, Judicial Commissioner Central Provinces.
  • Surgeon-Maj. Alfred Swaine Lethbridge Bengal Medical Service.

The Most Distinguished [Order of Saint Michael and Saint George">Order of Saint Michael and Saint George">The Most Distinguished [Order of Saint Michael and Saint George]

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

  • The Rt. Hon. Hussey Vivian, Baron Vivian Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Belgians.

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

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

The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire">Order of the Indian Empire">The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)

Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE)

Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE)

  • James Robert Reid, Bengal Civil Service, Member of the Board of Revenue, North-Western Provinces.
  • Raja Pratap Narayan Singh Deo of Jashpur.
  • Colonel Samuel Swinton Jacob, Bombay Staff Corps.
  • Pandit Suraj Kaul.
  • John David Rees, Madras Civil Service.
  • Abdul Karim Hafiz.
  • Alexander McHinch, Member of the Council of the Governor of Bombay for making Laws and Regulations.
  • Rao Bahadur Kesri Singh of Kuchaman.
  • Robert Turnbull James Buckingham, Major of the Sibsagar Mounted Rides.
  • Jeremiah Garnett Horsfall, Madras Civil Service.
  • James George Henry Glass, Superintending Engineer and Secretary to Government in the Public Works Department, Central Provinces.
  • Edmund Neel, Assistant Secretary in the Political and Secret Department, India Office.
  • Captain George Lindsay Holford, 1st Life Guards, Equerry to His Royal Highness Prince Albert Victor of Wales.