Birthday Honours 1979
Thomas Seymour OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Vice-Chairman • Northern Ireland Housing Executive and
Organisation: Northern Ireland Housing Executive
“for services to local government.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1979
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- lately Vice-Chairman, Northern Ireland Housing Executive and
“for services to local government.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 158 times in the Birthday Honours List 1979 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Vice-Chairman, Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1979
Alexander Kenworthy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to the Guild of Agricultural Correspondents.”
Alexander Logan Speirs
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“for Sick Children, Glasgow.”
Alexander McCulloch French
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
Arthur Ernest Majendie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“for Strategic Studies.”
Arthur James Pack
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Beatrice Howard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Beatrice Mary Bray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to the com munity in Filey.”
Bryan Lorrain Humphreys Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Chief Scientist
Charles Adrian Sinker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Director
Charles Grenville Parsons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Charles Hunnisett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For charitable services in Sussex.”
Charles Lovell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Charles Norman Ribbeck
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Member
Christopher James Edward Hosegood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
Clare's Hall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Principal
Claude Fortescue Nason
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Cleo Laine (Clementina Dinah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Clifford Walter Martin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Principal
Clive Derby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Chief Executive
Cyril Lewis Ricketts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“for Wales.”
David Cameron Lindsay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Group Managing Director
David Clark Elsbury
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
David Hall Gibson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to youth in Cheshire.”
David Ross Stoddart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
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Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
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“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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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1979
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1979 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1979.
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