List of Freemen of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne
The following people, military units, and groups have received the Freedom of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Individuals
17th Century
- His Grace Duke of Newcastle KG KB PC: September 1642.
- Sir George Baker: September 1643.
- Sir William Armine Bt: April 1645.
- Richard Barvis: April 1645.
- Robert Fenwick: April 1645.
- Sir Arthur Haselrig Bt: September 1649.
- Edmon Styole: January 1652.
- John Rushforth: August 1652.
- Mr. Sidenham: November 1652.
- Thomas Bantiff: January 1653.
- William Hilton: August 1654.
- Colonel Charles Howard: January 1655.
- Sir Thomas Widdrington: September 1657.
- Thomas Parles: February 1660.
- Francis Nicholls: July 1660.
- Colonel Sir Edward Villiers: September 1662.
- Sir William Forster: September 1665.
- Henry Cavendish, Earl of Ogle: June 1667.
- His Grace The Duke of Lauderdale KG PC: October 1672.
- James Aire: December 1672.
- John Cockburn: April 1674.
- William Lilburne: July 1674.
- George Johnson: September 1674.
- Lionell Vane: August 1681.
- Robert Mitford: October 1681.
- William Ramsay: September 1683.
- Henry Lambton: September 1685.
- George Johnson: September 1696.
- Sir St John Conyers Bt: September 1697.
- Sir Baldwin Conyers Bt: September 1697.
- John Ord: October 1699.
18th Century
- John Cuthbert: September 1707.
- Martin Bryson: January 1725.
- Rt Hon Earl of Scarborough KG PC: July 1733.
- William Anysley: July 1737.
- Edward Collingwood: September 1738.
- Rt Hon Earl of Scarborough KB: September 1742.
- James Lumley MP: September 1742.
- Rt Hon Earl of Northumberland KG PC: May 1753.
- Rt Hon William Pitt PC FRS: April 1757.
- Rt Hon Henry Bilson-Legge PC FRS: April 1757.
- William Gibson: September 1760.
- HRH Duke of Cumberland: August 1771.
- Christopher Fawcett: October 1771.
- HRH Duke of York and Albany: June 1795.
- HRH Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh: June 1796.
19th Century
- His Grace Duke of Northumberland KG PC: June 1818.
- HRH Duke of Sussex: August 1822.
- Field Marshal His Grace Duke of Welington KG GCB GCH PC FRS: September 1827.
- The Most Honourable Marquess of Londonderry KG GCB GCH PC: November 1827.
- James Losh: January 1833.
- Sir William George Armstrong CB FRS: September 1886.
- Sir Henry Morton Stanley GCB: May 1890.
- Sir Charles Frederick Hamond: October 1890.
- Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone PC FRS FSS: August 1891.
- Field Marshal Rt Hon Lord Roberts of Kandahar VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE KStJ VD PC FRSGS: January 1894.
- Field Marshal Rt Hon Lord Wolseley KP GCB OM GCMG VD PC: July 1899.
20th Century
- Rt Hon Lord Armstrong DL: May 1901.
- Lieutenant General Lord Baden Powell OM GCMG GCVO KCB KStJ DL: March 1903.
- Alexander Laing: September 1904.
- Sir Henry William Newton: October 1906.
- William John Sanderson: March 1909.
- Thomas Richardson: May 1909.
- Sir Andrew Noble Bt KCB FRS: June 1910.
- Sir William Haswell Stephenson DL: October 1910.
- Rt Hon Thomas Burt: November 1911.
- Sir Joseph Baxter Ellis: December 1912.
- Rt Hon Sir Edward Grey KG PC DL FZS: October 1913.
- Sir Charles Algernon Parsons OM KCB FRS: March 1914.
- Sir Joseph Swan FRS: March 1914.
- Field Marshal Rt Hon Jan Smuts OM CH DTD ED KC FRS: October 1917.
- Rt Hon David Lloyd George OM PC: September 1918.
- Major General Sir Robert Arundel Kerr Montgomery KCMG CB DSO: February 1919.
- Admiral of the Fleet Rt Hon Lord Beatty GCB OM GCVO DSO PC: April 1919.
- Field Marshal Rt Hon Lord Haig KT GCB OM GCVO KCIE: April 1919.
- Marshal Ferdinand Foch: April 1919.
- Admiral of the Fleet Rt Hon Lord Jellicoe of Scapa GCB OM GCVO SGM DL: October 1925.
- John Henry Watson: May 1926.
- Rt Hon Arthur Henderson MP: July 1930.
- Sir George Lunn DL JP: July 1930.
- Hugh Morton DL JP: July 1930.
- Sir Arthur Munro Sutherland Bt KBE DL JP: May 1936.
- Rt Hon George Lansbury MP: May 1936.
- Sir Arthur Maule Oliver OBE: June 1937.
- William Bramble DL JP: July 1939.
- Sir Charles Wothington Craven OBE RN: July 1939.
- Richard Mayne JP: March 1940.
- David Adams JP MP: March 1940.
- John Chapman MBE: December 1957.
- William McKeag MSM: December 1966.
- Violet Hardisty Grantham: December 1966.
- Dame Catherine Campbell Scott DBE JP: December 1966.
- Gladys Robson JP: December 1966.
- King Olav V of Norway: September 1968.
- President James Earl Carter Jr.: May 1977.
- His Eminence Cardinal Basil Hume OSB OM: January 1980.
- Professor Sir John Walton TD FRCP: January 1980.
- Colonel George Brown OBE TD DL: January 1980.
- John Edward Thompson Milburn: January 1980.
- Councillor Henry Russell: January 1980.
- Councillor Arthur Grey CBE: January 1980.
- Councillor Margaret Collins JP: January 1980.
- Councillor Thomas Watson Collins: January 1980.
- Councillor Thomas Watson Collins FCA: January 1980.
- Daisy Dorothy Clarke MBE: June 1982.
- David Scott Cowper FRICS: June 1982.
- Nelson Mandela: April 1986.
- Andrei Sakharov: April 1986.
- Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE: April 1986.
- Rt Hon Lord Taylor of Gosforth Kt PC: July 1992.
- Rt Hon Lord Beecham Kt DL: April 1995.
- Councillor Theresa Science Russell: April 1998.
21st Century
- Harriet Jean Dunlop: February 2000.
- Dillan Richard Horsburgh: February 2000.
- Nathan Lee Douglas: February 2000.
- Lewis John White: February 2000.
- Kieran Paul Crump: February 2000.
- Jordan Rose Nicholson: February 2000.
- Rachel Isobel Somerville: February 2000.
- Rt Hon Nicholas Hugh Brown: December 2000.
- Rt Hon Lord Glenamara CH PC: December 2000.
- Alan Shearer CBE DL: December 2000.
- Jonathan Edwards CBE: December 2000.
- Jonathan Peter Wilkinson CBE: December 2003.
- Sir Robert William Robson CBE: March 2005.
- Rt Hon Lord Woolf CH Kt PC FBA FMedSci: May 2006.
- Hari Shukla CBE: May 2006.
- King Harald V of Norway: November 2008.
- Aung San Suu Kyi: March 2011. (Revoked in February 2018 by Unanimous Vote of the Newcastle City Council). [1]
- Professor Peter Higgs CH FRS FRSE FInstP: September 2013.
- Brendan Foster CBE: February 2016.
- Sir Terry Farrell CBE FRIBA FRSA FCSD MRTPI: February 2016.
- Sir Leonard Fenwick CBE: May 2016.
- Olivia Grant OBE: May 2016.
- Professor Chris Brink CBE : September 2016.
- Michael Harrison: February 2017.
- Freddy Shepherd: April 2017.
- Bruce Shepherd: April 2017.
Military Units
- The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers: February 1948.
- The Northumberland Hussars: January 1969.
- The 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars: May 1972.
- HMS Newcastle, RN: March 1978.
- 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery: January 1980.
- 201 (Northern) Field Hospital (Volunteers) RAMC: July 1984.
- The Royal Naval Reserve (Tyne Division): October 1985.
- The Royal Marines: July 1989.
- The St John Ambulance (Northumbria): July 1989.
- RAF Boulmer: February 2017.
Organizations and Groups
- Citizens of Newcastle upon Tyne who volunteered and served with the British Army in the South African War: August 1901.
- Newcastle United Football Club: May 1993.
- The Royal Shakespeare Company: October 1997.
- The Sage Group plc: December 2000.
- Ringtons Tea: July 2007.
- Greggs plc: September 2009.
- The Little Sisters of the Poor: February 2017.
References
- ^ Manning, Jonathon (8 February 2018). "Aung San Suu Kyi WILL be stripped of Newcastle freedom honour". nechronicle.