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.
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.
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References
- Manning, Jonathon (8 February 2018). "Aung San Suu Kyi WILL be stripped of Newcastle freedom honour". nechronicle.
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