The New Year Honours 1922 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. They were published on 30 December 1921.
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 Sir James Buchanan, . High Sheriff of Sussex, 1910. A generous supporter of many public and charitable objects. Sir Robert Nivison, . Head of the firm of R. Nivison & Co., brokers and financial advisers to the self-governing Overseas Dominions. For valuable services resulting in the successful financing of Government schemes during and after the war, also for assistance rendered to the Governments of the Overseas Dominions. Joseph Watson, . Chairman of the firm of Joseph Watson & Sons Ltd. Director of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. For valuable services to the country in organising Filling Factories during the war and great assistance to agriculture through the Agricultural Research Department at Leamington. Francis Willey, . Chairman of Francis Willey & Co., Bradford. Placed the services of all his staff at the disposal of the Wool Control during the war. For 40 years JP for Bradford. High Sheriff of the County of Nottingham, 1908.
Privy Councillor James Fitzalan Hope, . Member for Central Sheffield since 1908. Chairman of Committees in House of Commons. Sir Ernest Murray Pollock, . Solicitor-General since 1919. Member for Warwick and Leamington since 1910.
Privy Council in Ireland Richard Best, . Attorney-General of Northern Ireland. Henry Givens Burgess. Coal and Shipping Controller in Ireland during the war. Represented Ministry of Transport in Ireland since its formation. Thomas Kennedy Laidlaw. JP for County Dublin. High Sheriff of County Dublin, 1919. Member of Agricultural Council, Royal Dublin Society.
Baronet Sir Robert William Aske, . For public services. Sir Alfred Frederick Bird, . Member for Wolverhampton. Patron of art and donor of historic pictures to the Houses of Parliament. Sir George Rowland Blades, . Member for Epsom, Division of Surrey since 1918. Senior Sheriff, City of London, 1917–18. Robert Reginald Frederick Butler. Chairman of United Dairies Ltd. For valuable services to agriculture and the Ministry of Food during the war. Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, . Member Cheshire County Council, 1904–07, 1915–19. President of the Officers' Training Corps Selection Board. President of Overseas Civilian Advisory Boards GHQ (France). Lt-Col. Sir Henry Mulleneux Grayson, . Member for Birkenhead. High Sheriff of Anglesey, 1917–18. Director of Ship Repairs (Admiralty) during the war. Joseph Hood, . Member for Wimbledon. For public services. Robert Paterson Houston, . Member for the West Toxteth Division of Liverpool for 30 years. JP for Liverpool. Took an active part in raising and equipping troops during the early days of the war. Charles Hyde, . Proprietor of the Birmingham Daily Post and of the Birmingham Mail. Joseph John Jarvis. Director of the Financial News and the Argus Printing Company. David Richard Llewellyn, . Chairman of the Llewellyn Shipping Co., and Chief Partner of Llewellyn, Merratt & Price Ltd. Chairman of many colliery companies. For public services. Sir Edward Mortimer Mountain. Chairman, Eagle, Star and British Dominions Insurance Co. For public services. James Readhead, . Chairman and managing director of the firm of John Readhead & Sons, Ltd., Shipbuilders. Formally a member of the Board of Trade Committee on Shipping and Shipbuilding. Member of the London Committee of Lloyd's Register of Shipping. President of many local charitable institutions. Hugh Reid, . Chief Managing Director and Deputy Chairman of the North British Locomotive Company Ltd. Sir Matthew Gemmill Wallace. For services rendered to the Defence of the Realm Losses Commission and War Compensation Court. Sir David Yule. Head of the firm of Yule, Catto & Co., East India Merchants, Calcutta, and throughout India. Director of London City & Midland Bank and of the Mercantile Bank of India. For public services.
India Sir Alexander McRobert, . President of the Board, Indian Chamber of Commerce, from 1898 to 1908, and Member of the Legislative Council of the United Provinces from 1900 to 1908.
Knight Bachelor George Stewart Abram, . Mayor of Reading 1918–20. Senior Physician of the Royal Berkshire Hospital. James Adam, . Kings and Lords Remembrancer in Scotland. For public and local services. Albert Barratt, . Chairman and managing director of Barratt & Co., Ltd. For public services. Alderman Alfred Barrow, . Mayor of the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness 1913–19. Member of the Town Council since 1892, and Alderman for the past sixteen years. Frederick Edward Robert Becker. Head of one of the largest groups of paper makers in the country. During the war conducted all experiments for Paper Controller, and rendered valuable services in connection with the wood pulp and paper industries. Formerly a member of the Admiralty Arbitration Committee. Harry Bird. Member of the Court of Common Council for 25 years. Chairman, City of London Reception Committee. George Seaton Buchanan, . Senior Medical Officer, Ministry of Health. Government Representative on the League of Nations Health Conference and Office Internationale d'Hygiene Publique. Frederick William Louis Butterfield, . Mayor of Keighley, 1916–18. For public and local services. Malcolm Campbell. Ex-Baillie of Glasgow. For public services. William Carruthers. General Manager, Barclays Bank. Director of British Fire Insurance Company. Thomas Comyn-Platt. Secretary to HM Commission in Uganda in 1898. James Henry Clifden Crockett, . Head of the firm of Crockett Jones, Northampton. President and Chairman of many local institutions. For public services. Henry Honywood Curtis-Bennett, . For services to the Criminal Investigation Department. Edmund Robert Bartley Denniss, . Member for Oldham since 1911. Gerald Hubert Edward Busson du Maurier. Actor–Manager. James Duncan, . Managing Director of Steel Bros., & Co., Ltd., East India Merchants. Chairman, Royal Insurance Co. For public services. Captain William Edge, . Member for Bolton since 1916. Alderman John Francis, . Mayor of the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, 1912–13, 1920–21. Deputy Mayor, 1913–20. William Graham, . Chairman and managing director of the Cardiff Dry Dock & Engineering Co., Tubal Cain Foundry & Engineering Works, and the Buchanan Shipping Investment Co. Ltd. For public services. Harry Greer, . Member for the Wells Division of Somerset. Formerly Member for Clapham. Chairman of Board of Trade Committee, Merchandise Marks Act. Chairman of Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops. Charles Henry Hawtrey, Actor–Manager. Professor William Abbott Herdman, President, British Association. Albert John Hobson. President of Association of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom, 1920–21. Pro-Chancellor of University of Sheffield. Richard Walter Jeans. General Manager, Bank of Australasia. Captain Francis L'Estrange Joseph, . Director of Settle, Speakman & Co. Ltd. For public services. Alderman Amos Child Kirk. Lord Mayor of Cardiff, 1918–19. Member of the City Council for over 16 years. Cyril Reginald Sutton Kirkpatrick. Chief Engineer, Port of London Authority, since 1913. John Maccoy, . Mayor of the Borough of Gateshead 1912–14, 1916–19. During the war presented a fully equipped motor ambulance to the St John Ambulance and Red Cross Society. Provost Donald Macdonald. Provost of Inverness during the war. For public and local services. Harold Vincent Mackintosh. Managing Director and Chairman of John Mackintosh & Sons, Ltd. Actively associated with local efforts for the public welfare of Halifax. For public and local services. Alfred Samuel Mays-Smith. President of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Rendered important services to the Disposal and Liquidation Commission. For public services. Amos Nelson. Mayor of Nelson, 1903–06. Borough Magistrate for 15 years. County Magistrate for 10 years. Daniel Neylan, . Joint Secretary, Disposal and Liquidation Commission. Alderman Edward Packard, . Alderman and High Steward of Ipswich. Chairman of the Harwich Harbour Board. President of the Suffolk Chamber of Agriculture. John Lovell Pank, . Clerk of Hertfordshire Education Committee. John Herbert Parsons, . Surgeon, Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital. Major William Henry Prescott, . Member for North Tottenham since 1918. Governor, Prince of Wales General Hospital, Tottenham. Frederick Morton Radcliffe. Proprietor of Liverpool Courier and Liverpool Express. Colonel Joseph Reed. Chairman of the Press Association. For public services. Alexander Richardson, . Member for Gravesend. Managing Director of Engineering Ltd. Vice-president of the Junior Institution of Engineers, and Companion of the Institution of Marine Engineers. Landon Ronald. Conductor and Composer. Principal of Guildhall School of Music. His Honour Judge Charles Lister Shand. Judge of Liverpool County Court for 32 years. James Jebusa Shannon, . Artist. Montagu Sharp, . Chairman, Middlesex Quarter Sessions since 1908. Charles Henry Renn Stansfield, . Late Director, Greenwich Hospital. John William Thomson Walker, . Senior Urologist and Lecturer on Urology, King's College Hospital. Meredith Thompson Whittaker. For valuable services to the Provincial Press for many years. Robert Clermont Witt, . Trustee, National Gallery.
Ireland James Mecredy, . Solicitor to Local Government Board, Ireland. Simon William Maddock, . For public services. Governor of the Royal Hibernian School and of various leading Dublin Hospitals.
India Alexander Phillips Muddiman, , Indian Civil Service, President of the Council of State. Alexander Frederick Whyte, President of the Legislative Assembly. Mr. Justice William Chevis, Indian Civil Service, Puisne Judge, High Court, Punjab. Mr. Justice Thomas William Richardson, Indian Civil Service, Puisne Judge, High Court, Calcutta, Bengal. Mr. Justice Walter George Salis Schwabe, , Chief Justice, High Court, Madras. Mr. Justice Sydney Maddock Robinson, Chief Judge, Chief Court, Lower Burma. M.R.Ry Rao Sahib Muthiah Chidambaram Muthiah Chettiyar Avargal, Member of the Legislative Council, Sheriff of Madras. James Fletcher Simpson, Member of the Legislative Council, Partner in Messrs. Gordon, Woodroffe & Co., Madras. Dhunjibhoy Bomanji, Shipping Magnate and Philanthropist, Bombay. Arthur Henry Froom, Merchant, Bombay, Member of the Council of State. Robert Middleton Watson-Smyth, President, Bengal Chamber of Commerce, Bengal. Edwin John, , Merchant, Agra, United Provinces. Robert Glover Jaquet, , late Accountant-General, India Office.
Dominions, Crown Colonies, Protectorates, etc. Ernest Chappell, , in recognition of services rendered to the Union of South Africa. James Hugh Buchanan Coates, a member of the board of directors of the National Bank of New Zealand. Professor George Edward Cory, of the Rhodes University College, Grahamstown, Union of South Africa. The Honourable Leo Finn Bernard Cussen, Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Stanley Fisher, Chief Justice of Cyprus. John Maynard Hedstrom, Member of the Executive Council and Elected Member of the Legislative Council of the Colony of Fiji. The Honourable Arthur Weir Mason, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa, Transvaal Provincial Division. Frank Beaumont Moulden, late Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide, South Australia. Has rendered prominent services in all matters affecting civic administration. John Ross, of the City of Dunedin, Dominion of New Zealand. Has taken practical interest in educational and philanthropic work.