1949 New Year Honours
British royal recognitions
The 1949 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced in supplements to the London Gazette of 31 December 1948 for the British Empire, New Zealand, India, and Ceylon to celebrate the past year and mark the beginning of 1949.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.
British Empire
Baron
John Jackson Adams, , Director and General Manager, The West Cumberland Industrial Development Company. For political and public services.
Major-General Sir Winston Joseph Dugan, , Governor of Victoria since 1939.
Sir John Boyd Orr, , lately Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Privy Councillor
The Right Honourable William Malcolm, Baron Hailey, , Chairman, Colonial Research Committee. For services to the Colonial Empire.
Hilary Adair Marquand, , Member of Parliament for East Cardiff since 1945.
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