George Burnett,
LLD,
WS (1822–1890) was a long-serving
Scottish officer of arms
An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions:
* to control and initiate armorial matters;
* to arrange and participate in ceremonies of state;
* to conserve a ...
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Life
He was born on 9 March 1822 the second son of John Burnett, 5th Laird of
Kemnay 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
The Moray Estate in Edinburgh was an exclusive early 19th century building venture attaching the west side of Edinburgh's New Town.
Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it has been described as a masterpiece of urban planning.
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. He was appointed
Lord Lyon King of Arms
The Right Honourable the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that country, issuing new grant ...
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
A herald, or a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is commonly applied more broadly to all officers of arms.
Heralds were originally messengers sent by monarchs or noblemen to ...
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Pursuivant
A pursuivant or, more correctly, pursuivant of arms, is a junior officer of arms. Most pursuivants are attached to official heraldic authorities, such as the College of Arms in London or the Court of the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh. In the mediaeval e ...
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Heraldry
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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