John Horne Stevenson (1855 – 1939) was a Scottish lawyer, officer of arms and author. Stevenson was the son of Reverend R. H. Stevenson and Frances Cadell. He was educated at the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

. A member of the Faculty of Advocates, he worked in the

Court of the Lord Lyon The Court of the Lord Lyon (the Lyon Court) is a standing court of law, based in New Register House in Edinburgh, which regulates heraldry in Scotland. The Lyon Court maintains the register of grants of arms, known as the Public Register of All A ...

. Stevenson was

Unicorn Pursuivant Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a current Scottish pursuivant of arms in Ordinary of the Court of the Lord Lyon. The title was created after 1381, and derived from the unicorn. One of these beasts is used as a supporter for the r ...

between 1902 and 1925 and

Marchmont Herald Marchmont Herald of Arms is a current Scottish herald of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon (there are six herald titles but only three heralds at any one time) The office was first mentioned in 1438, and the title is derived from the royal c ...

from 1925 until his death in 1939.The Court of the Lord Lyon: Marchmont Herald
Retrieved 22 November 2022. He was a member of the

Royal Company of Archers The Royal Company of Archers, The King's Bodyguard for Scotland is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereign's bodyguard in Scotland—a role it has performed since 1822 during the reign of King George IV when the company provided a perso ...

and a

Knight of Grace of the Order of St John The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (french: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is a British royal order of c ...

. He authored several books on the subjects of Scottish heraldry, title law and genealogy. He was a member of the

Conservative Club, Edinburgh The Conservative Club, also known as The Scottish Conservative Club, was an Edinburgh Gentlemen's club founded in the late 1870s, and from 1880 located at 112 Princes Street. As the name implies, the club was politically aligned to the Conservativ ...

Works

*''The arms of the baronial and police burghs of Scotland'' (Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1903) *''The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland under the Commonwealth A.D. 1652-1659'' (1904) *''The Ruthven of Freeland peerage and its critics'' (Glasgow: James MacLehose and Sons, 1905) *''Heraldry in Scotland'' (Glasgow: J. Maclehose and sons, 1914) *''The Scottish antiquary: or, Northern notes & queries'' (Edinburgh: W. Green and Sons) *''The story of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders: 91st & 93d Foot'' (Glasgow: J. MacLehose, 1915)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevenson, John Horne 1855 births 1939 deaths Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Contributors to the Dictionary of National Biography Knights of Grace of the Order of St John Members of the Royal Company of Archers Scottish barristers Scottish genealogists Scottish officers of arms Scottish writers