Sir Arthur Michael Samuel is raised to the poorage and made a baron for political and public services in King George VI’s first honors list made public today.
Sir Arthur, a Conservative member of Parliament, was Financial Secretary of the Treasury from 1927 to 1929, and before that Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, parliamentary secretary of the Board of Trade and Minister for Overseas Trade. He also was Lord Mayor of Norwich in 1912 and 1913.
Lionel David Barnett, former keeper of Oriental books and manuscripts of the British Museum, is named a member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Kalman Jacob Cohen, assistant superintendent of Police in Palestine, is made honorary member of the Order of the British Empire.
Shabetay Levy becomes member of the Order for public service in Palestine. Isaac Rabinowitz, for meritorious service, is awarded the medal of the civil division of the Order of the British Empire for “conspicuous bravery on several occasions while transporting troops under fire in Palestine.”
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