John Grace (Māori leader)
![Grace in 1961 at [[Te Pōrere Redoubts|Te Pōrere]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Unveiling_of_a_commemorative_stone_at_Te_P%C5%8Drere%2C_18_February_1961_%2828982691186%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
In 1953, Grace was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. He was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1954 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours. In the 1968 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the Māori people and in public affairs. Provided by Wikipedia