<sod>After Byng was made in July 1921 a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, it was announced on 2 August that King [[George V]] had, by commission under the [[royal sign-manual]] and [[Seal (device)#Signet rings|signet]], approved the recommendation of his [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British prime minister]], [[David Lloyd George]], to appoint Byng as his representative in Canada.<ref name=GGOC>{{LondonGazette| issue=32424| date=16 August 1921| startpage=6483| accessdate=16 April 2009}}</ref> The designation of Byng proved less controversial than that of his predecessor, [[Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire|the Duke of Devonshire]], due partly to the General's popularity, but also because the practice of prior consultation with the [[Prime Minister of Canada|Canadian prime minister]] had been revived. Byng had not been Meighen's first choice for presentation to the King, since he preferred someone with more civilian credentials. Nevertheless, Byng was eventually chosen because he was both willing and available.<ref name=TCE>{{Cite book| last=Cooke| first=O.A.| last2=Hillmer| first2=Norman| contribution=Byng of Vimy, Julian Hedworth George, Viscount| title=The Canadian Encyclopedia| editor-last=Marsh| editor-first=James H.| place=Toronto| publisher=Historica Foundation of Canada| url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001146| accessdate=16 April 2009| ref=harv}}</ref><eod>
<sod>After Byng was made in July 1921 a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, it was announced on 2 August that King [[George V]] had, by commission under the [[royal sign-manual]] and [[Seal (device)#Signet rings|signet]], approved the recommendation of his [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British prime minister]], [[David Lloyd George]], to appoint Byng as his representative in Canada.<ref name=GGOC>{{LondonGazette| issue=32424| date=16 August 1921| startpage=6483| accessdate=16 April 2009}}</ref> The designation proved less controversial than his predecessor, [[Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire|the Duke of Devonshire]], due partly to the General's popularity, but also because the practice of prior consultation with the [[Prime Minister of Canada|Canadian prime minister]] was revived.  Byng had not been Meighen's first choice for presentation to the King, since he preferred someone with more civilian credentials. Nevertheless, Byng was eventually chosen because he was both willing and available.<ref name=TCE>{{Cite book| last=Cooke| first=O.A.| last2=Hillmer| first2=Norman| contribution=Byng of Vimy, Julian Hedworth George, Viscount| title=The Canadian Encyclopedia| editor-last=Marsh| editor-first=James H.| place=Toronto| publisher=Historica Foundation of Canada| url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001146| accessdate=16 April 2009| ref=harv}}</ref><eod>