New Year Honours 1961
Edward Joseph Brown
• For political services
“For political services.”
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How common is this award?
The was awarded 16 times in the New Year Honours List 1961 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
For political services.
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
Others awarded the same honour in the New Year Honours 1961
Alfred George Beech Owen
Person1961
“For political and public services in Stafford- shire.”
Cyril Osborne
Person1961
“for Louth since 1945.”
Deputy Chairman
Person1961
Francis William Walker
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“For political and public services in Inverness-shire.”
Harry Guy Dain
Person1961
“For services to the British Medical Association and General Medi- cal Council.”
Henry James Tucker
Person1961
“For public services in Bermuda.”
James Paton Younger
Person1961
“For public services in Scotland.”
John Boyd
Person1961
“For political and public services in Glasgow.”
Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Eyre Crosthwaite- Eyre
Person1961
“for the New Forest and Christchurch Division, 1945-1950 and for the New Forest Division since 1950.”
Major-General Evelyn Dalrymple Fanshawe
Person1961
“For political and public services in the East Midlands.”
Michael William Turner
Person1961
“For public services in Hong Kong.”
Ralph Hubert John Delm^-Radcliffe
Person1961
“For political services in Hitchin.”
Robert John Davies
Person1961
“For political and public services in Wales.”
Thomas Johnston Buchan
Person1961
“For political and public services in the State of Victoria.”
Trevor Jack Gould
Person1961
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“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
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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· 1961
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1961 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1960.
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