Submission - Privy Counsellorship for the Lord Advocate [1954-12-28]
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Title
Submission - Privy Counsellorship for the Lord Advocate [1954-12-28]
Subject
Ministerial Appointments
Honors
Privy Council
Description
Winston Churchill's formal advice recommending that Queen Elizabeth II approve William Milligan QC's appointment as a Privy Counsellor upon his appointment as Lord Advocate.
Creator
Winston Churchill (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury)
Source
Unknown
Date
1954-12-28
Contributor
Unknown
Ministerial Submission Item Type Metadata
Transcript
Prime Minister
10 Downing Street,
Whitehall
(Sgd.) Appd ER
Sir Winston Churchill, with his
humble duty to The Queen, has the honour to
recommend that William Rankine Milligan,
Esquire, Q.C., be sworn of Your Majesty's
most honourable Privy Council
as Lord Advocate.
(Sgd.) Winston Churchill
December 28, 1954
Signatures
Queen Elizabeth II
Winston Churchill (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury)
Winston Churchill (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury)
Ornamentation
A black rendering of the Lesser Royal Arms with St. Edward's Crown surmounted by the words "Prime Minister" is in the upper left corner.
"10 Downing Street, Whitehall" is printed in blackletter script in the upper right corner.
The submission is typewritten.
"10 Downing Street, Whitehall" is printed in blackletter script in the upper right corner.
The submission is typewritten.
Files
Citation
Winston Churchill (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury), “Submission - Privy Counsellorship for the Lord Advocate [1954-12-28],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/42.