James McLaren Ritchie (1907–1981) was a New Zealand businessman and Anglican church administrator. He was born in

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, New Zealand, in 1907, and was the grandson of John Macfarlane Ritchie. In the

1979 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1979 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1979 to celebr ...

, Ritchie was appointed a

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, for services to business, educational, charitable and Anglican Church affairs.

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