1888 Birthday Honours

The 1888 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 1 June 1888[1] and in The Times on 2 June 1888.[2]

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.

United Kingdom and British Empire

Baronetcies

Mark Wilks Collet, Governor of the Bank of England.

Knight Bachelor

George Barclay Bruce, President of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Theodore Thomas Ford, Chief Justice in the Straits Settlements.
Thomas Galt, Chief Justice in Ontario.
Charles Hallé, pianist and conductor.
George David Harris, Member of the Executive Council of the Bahamas.
Alderman John James Harwood, Mayor of Manchester.
John Hassard, Principal Registrar of the Province of Canterbury.
Dr. John Stainer, Organist of St Paul's Cathedral.
James George Steere, Speaker of the Legislative Council of Western Australia.
William Henry Melvill, Solicitor to the Board of Inland Revenue.
Daniel Wilson, President of the University of Toronto.

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath

Civilian star of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

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

Civil Division

The Rt Hon. Sir William White Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Constantinople.

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Civil Division

Edward George Jenkinson
Sir Julian Pauncefote Permanent Under Secretary of State, Foreign Office.

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Civil Division

Capt. William de Wiveleslie Abney, Royal Engineers Assistant Director, Science Division, Science and Art Department.
James Monro, Assistant Commissioner of Metropolitan Police.
Augustus W. Franks Keeper, Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography.
Marcus P. F. Caulfeild, of the Admiralty.

The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India

Star of a Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India.

Knight Grand Commander (GCSI)

His Highness the Maharajah of Travancore.

Knight Commander (KCSI)

James Broadwood Lyall, Bengal Civil Service, Lt.-Governor of the Punjab.
Charles Hawkes Todd Crosthwaite Bengal Civil Service, Chief Commissioner, Burmah.

Companion (CSI)

James Westland, Bengal Civil Service Comptroller and Auditor-General, and Head Commissioner of Paper Currency.
Antony Patrick MacDonnell, Secretary to Government of India, Home Department.

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Star of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.

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

James William Redhouse
Charles Alfred Cookson Her Majesty's Consul and Judge at Alexandria.
His Excellency Zulfikar Pasha
His Excellency Osman Pasha Orphi
Alfred Dent, Chairman of the North Borneo Company.
Frederick William Smythe, Controller-General of the Imperial Ottoman Bank, Constantinople.

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

Maj. C. E. Yate for services on the Afghan Frontier Commission.
Maj. W. Peacocke, Royal Engineers, for services on the Afghan Frontier Commission.
George Dennis, late Her Majesty's Consul at Smyrna.
Elwin Palmer, Ministry of Finance, Cairo.
Col. J. H. Western, Public Works Department, Egypt.
Col. Ross, Public Works Department, Egypt.
Hadji Mohammad Hassan, British Agent at Kermanshah.

Order of the Indian Empire

Riband, badge and star of the Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire

Knight Commander (KCIE)

Raymond West, Bombay Civil Service, Member of the Council of the Governor of Bombay.
Nawab Nawazish Ali Elan
Guilford Lindsey Molesworth Consulting Engineer to Government of India for State Railways.
Frederick Russell Hogg Bengal Civil Service, Direator-General of the Post Office of India.
Sirdar Nauroz Khan, of Kharan.
Surgeon-General William James Moore Surgeon-General with the Government of Bombay, and Honorary Surgeon to the Viceroy of India.
Nawab Imam Buksh Khan
Sardar Attar Singh, of Bhadaur
Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra of Venkatagiri

Companion (CIE)

Edmund Foster Webster, Madras Civil Service.
Alexander John Lawrence, Bengal Civil Service, Lt.-Col. Commandant Allahabad Volunteer Rifle Corps.
Col. James Cavan Berkeley, Madras Staff Corps.
Edward Charles Kayll Ollivant, Bombay Civil Service, Municipal Commissioner for the city of Bombay.
Heera Sahib Lall Ramanuj Pershad Sing.
Maj. William Sinclair Smith Bisset, Royal Engineers.
Meirjibai Kuvarji, Dewan of Kolhapur.
Charles Henry Tawney, Bengal Educational Department.
Col. Thomas Weldon, Madras Staff Corps, Commissioner, Madras Town Police.
Henry Irwin, Public Works Department.
Capt. Buchanan Scott, Royal Engineers, Deputy Consulting Engineer, Public Works Department.
Arthur Hedding Hildebrand, Burmah Commission, Superintendent of the Shan States.
James Walker, Lt.-Col. Commandant, 2d Punjab or Simla Volunteer Rifle Corps.
Ressaldar Maj. Muzaffar Khan, Sardar Bahadur, 4th Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent.

References

"No. 25823". The London Gazette. 1 June 1888. p. 3123.
"Birthday Honours". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 2 June 1888. p. 14.

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[1] "No. 25823". The London Gazette. 1 June 1888. p. 3123.

[2] "Birthday Honours". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 2 June 1888. p. 14.

British honours lists
Birthday Honours	1860 1861 1862 1863§ 1864§ 1865§ 1866 1867 1868§ 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876§ 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887† 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897† 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911† 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937† 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953† 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 § Not issued † Not issued because of Jubilee Honours (1887, 1897) and Coronation Honours (1911, 1937, 1953)
New Year Honours	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902† 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940† 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 † Not issued because of Birthday Honours of new king (1902) and WWII (1940)
Coronation Honours	1821 1831 1838 1902 1911 1937 1953
PM's Resignation Honours	1895 1905 1916 1924 1945 1951 1955† 1957† 1963 1964 1970 1976 1979† 1990 1997 2007† 2010† 2016 2019 † Not issued
Dissolution Honours	1874 1885 1892 1895 1900† 1906† 1910† 1918† 1922 1923† 1924 1929 1931 1935† 1945 1950 1951† 1955† 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974 (February) 1974 (October) 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017† 2019 † Not issued
Special Honours	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Additional Honours	1887 (Golden Jubilee) 1897 (Diamond Jubilee) 1911 (Delhi Durbar) 1923 Prime Minister 1935 (Silver Jubilee) 1969 (Investiture of the Prince of Wales) 1977 (Silver Jubilee) 1990 (Queen Mother's 90th Birthday) 2002 (Death of Queen Mother and Princess Margaret) 2002 (Golden Jubilee) 2012 (Diamond Jubilee) 2020 (Political)
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