New Year Honours 1998
Dennis Pettit
Knight Bachelor
Leader • Nottinghamshire County Council
Organisation: Nottinghamshire County Council
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Nottinghamshire.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to Local Government and to the community in Nottinghamshire.
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Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 1998- Role at the time
- Leader, Nottinghamshire County Council
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Nottinghamshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 26 times in the New Year Honours List 1998 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Leader, Nottinghamshire County Council.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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“For services to literature.”
Brian Hayes
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“For services to the Police.”
Edwin Barrie Stephens
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“For services to the Engineering Industry.”
Elton Hercules John
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“For services to Music and for charitable services.”
Frank Barlow
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“For services to the Newspaper Industry.”
George Jeffrey Bull
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“For services to the Alcoholic Drinks Industry.”
Graham James Hearne
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“For services to the Oil Industry.”
Henry Dennistoun Stevenson
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“For services to Business and to the Arts.”
John Gordon Thomas Carter
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“For services to the Insurance Industry.”
John Peebles Arbuthnott
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John Ridley Pattison
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“For services to Medicine.”
John Wilson
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“For services to Architecture.”
Leslie Geoffrey Hampton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For servicesto Education.”
Michael Edward Carleton-Smith
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“For services to Cancer Care.”
Michael John Berridge
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“For services to Science.”
Michael John Gambon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Drama.”
Neville Ian Simms
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“For services to the Construction Industry.”
Norman Brian Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Industry and to the community.”
Peter Gilmour Noto Badge
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
Peter Machin North
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For Public Service and services to International Law.”
Richard Rodney Bennett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Music.”
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Mark
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Michael Mitchell
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Jack Emsley
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Cynthia Davis
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Stephen Davis
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Jane Sidebottom
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
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London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
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Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1998 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1997.
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