1950 Dissolution Honours

British government recognitions October 2026 The 1950 Dissolution Honours List was issued on 27 February to mark the dissolution of the United Kingdom parliament prior to the 1950 general election. The list contained only two names.Dissolution Honours - Two New Peers The Times 4 27 February 1950 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. Hereditary Peers Baron Sir Francis Campbell Ross Douglas, Member of Parliament for Battersea, 1940–46; Governor and Commander-in-Chiefs Malta, 1946–1949; for political and public services, by the name, style and title of Baron Douglas of Barloch, of Maxfield in the County of Sussex. The Rt. Hon. John James Lawson, Member of Parliament for Chester-le-Street, County Durham, 1919–1949; for political and public services, by the name, style and title of Baron Lawson, of Beamish in the County of Durham. References Category:Dissolution Honours Category:1950 in the United Kingdom Category:1950 awards