George Burnett,
LLD
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,
WS (1822–1890) was a long-serving
Scottish
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officer of arms.
Life
He was born on 9 March 1822 the second son of John Burnett, 5th Laird of
Kemnay
Kemnay ( Gaelic: ''Camnaidh'') is a village west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
History
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in Aberdeenshire. He trained as a lawyer (normal for the Lord Lyon) and in 1860 appears as an advocate in Edinburgh living at 21 Ainslie Place on the
Moray Estate
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Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it has been described as a masterpiece of urban planning.
Backg ...
. He was appointed
Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1866 and served in that post until his death in 1890, being known in this period as George Burnett, Lord Lyon.
He died on 23 January 1890 and is buried in the churchyard of
St John's Church on Princes Street.
Arms
See also
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King of Arms
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Herald
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Pursuivant
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Heraldry
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References
External links
Court of the Lord LyonThe Heraldry Society of Scotland
1822 births
1890 deaths
Lord Lyon Kings of Arms
Scottish genealogists
19th-century Scottish judges
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