New Year Honours 1951
George Russell MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Breeder of the modern coloured lupins
“For services to horticulture.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1951
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New Year Honours 1951- Role at the time
- Breeder of the modern coloured lupins
“For services to horticulture.”
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“For services to horticulture.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 556 times in the New Year Honours List 1951 — about 46% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Breeder of the modern coloured lupins.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Agnes Baillie White
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“for Austria, British .”
Airman Lancelot Wesley Edwards
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Akiwande Akiwumi
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Alaistair Maitland Watermeyer
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Alan Gridley
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Alban Maurice Sticklan
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Albert Edward Gresty
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“For public ser- , vices hi Nigeria.”
Albert Edward Rendle
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Albert Ernest Tomkins
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Albert James Wood
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Alexander Albert Birt
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Alexander Frederick Reid
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“For social welfare services in.”
Alexander Macdonald
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Alfred Charles Holding
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Alfred George Porter
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Alfred Graham
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“For political and public services in Barking and Brentwood.”
Alfred Thomas Knell
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Alfred Turner
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Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
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“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
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London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
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Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
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Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
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Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
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Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
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Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
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Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
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“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1951
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1951 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1950.
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