Jim Ritchie (businessman)

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James McLaren Ritchie CBE (1907–1981) was a New Zealand businessman and Anglican church administrator. He was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1907, and was the grandson of John Macfarlane Ritchie.[1]

In the 1979 New Year Honours, Ritchie was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to business, educational, charitable and Anglican Church affairs.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Parry, Gordon. "James McLaren Ritchie". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "No. 47725". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 30 December 1978. p. 40.