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Letter regarding John Tilley's Knighthood, 19th April 1880
Finding number: POST 101/23
This letter is from Benjamin Disraeli (then in his second term as Prime Minister) to John Tilley, retired Company Secretary. It informs him of Her Majesty's decision to give Tilley the distinction of a Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.
The letter is part of a series of correspondence both to and from John Tilley. The correspondence starts in 1853 and continues to 1880.
Tilley joined the Post Office as a clerk in 1829. His career was very successful and he succeeded Sir Rowland Hill as Company Secretary in 1864. He continued in this role until retirement in 1880. It was upon his retirement that he would have received this letter informing him of his knighthood.
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