Sir Lewis Amherst Selby-Bigge, 1st Baronet was a British civil servant, barrister, and scholar who was Permanent Secretary at the Board of Education between 1911–1925.

The 1919 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were published in The London Gazette and The Times in January 1919.