List of Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath


This is a list of those men who were made Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath from the date of the Order's revival by King George I of Great Britain, 18 May 1725, to its reorganisation on 2 January 1815. During this period the Order was limited to the Sovereign, the Great Master and thirty-six Knights Companions. Knights Companion bore the post-nominal KB. Those Knights living at the time of the remodelling of the Order automatically became Knights Grand Cross, with the post-nominal GCB.

Founder Knights

All the founder knights were invested on 27 May 1725 and then installed on 17 June 1725.
ImageNameNotes
Prince William Augustusdied 31 October 1765
John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagudied 5 July 1749
William Montagu, 2nd Duke of Manchesterdied 21 October 1739
Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burforddied 27 July 1751
John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicesterdied 27 September 1737
Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarledied 22 December 1754
Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Delorainedied 25 December 1750
George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifaxdied 9 May 1739
Talbot Yelverton, 1st Earl of Sussexdied 27 October 1731
Thomas Fermor, 1st Earl of Pomfretdied 8 July 1753
Lord Nassau Powlettdied 24 August 1741
Admiral George Byng, 1st Viscount Torringtondied 17 January 1733
George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpasdied 10 June 1770
John Campbell, Viscount Glenorchydied 26 January 1782
John West, 7th Baron De La Warrdied 16 March 1766
Hugh Fortescue, 14th Baron Clintondied 2 May 1751
Robert Walpole, 1st Baron Walpoledied 31 March 1751
Spencer Comptonresigned on receiving the Garter 12 June 1733
William Stanhopedied May 1772
Conyers Darcydied 1 December 1758
Thomas Lumley-Saundersondied 15 March 1752
Paul Methuendied 11 April 1757
Robert Walpoleresigned on receiving the Garter 26 May 1726
Robert Suttondied 13 August 1746
Lieutenant General Charles Willsdied 25 December 1741
Sir John Hobart, 5th Baronetdied 22 September 1756
Sir William Gage, 7th Baronetdied 23 April 1744
Robert Cliftondied 7 December 1762
Michael Newtondied 6 April 1743
William Yongedied 10 August 1755
Thomas Watson-Wentworthdied 14 December 1750
John Monsondied 18 July 1748
William Morgandied 24 April 1731
Thomas Cokedied 20 April 1759
William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquindied 18 July 1777
John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconneldied 27 February 1754

Subsequent appointments