Kintyre Pursuivant
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox heraldry Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms was a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.
The Kintyre Pursuivant was formerly a private officer of arms in the service of the Lord of the Isles, but along with Dingwall Pursuivant, Ross Herald, and Islay Herald became an officer of arms to the Scottish Crown when the last Lord of the Isles forfeited his estates and titles to James IV of Scotland in 1493.
The badge of office is Two dolphins hauriant addorsed Azure enfiled of a coronet of four fleurs-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.[1]
John Charles Grossmith George held the office of Kintyre Pursuivant from 1986 to 2000, before his retirement and subsequent appointment as Linlithgow Pursuivant Extraordinary.
The office is currently vacant.
Holders of the office
| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Loutfoot | 1494 | ||
| Sir John Pettigrew | 1536 | ||
| John Forsyth | 1548 | ||
| Patrick Davidson | 1557 | [3] | |
| James Purdie of Kinaldies | 1569 | [4][5] | |
| William Rankeillour | 1595 | ||
| Walter Ritchie | 1616 | ||
| John Ritchie | 1632 | ||
| William Stewart | 1633 | ||
| George Stewart | 1641 | ||
| George Gordon | 1661 | ||
| John Dale (or Daill) | 1668 | ||
| Alexander Barbour | 1684 | ||
| File:Arms of Skene of that Ilk.svg | John Skene | 1706 | |
| File:Arms of Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, Baronet.svg | Sir John Erskine of Cambo, Baronet | 1707 | |
| Alexander Green | 1714 | ||
| John Masson | 1715 | ||
| James Clarkson | 1724 | ||
| Thomas Nicolson | 1761 | ||
| James Geddes | 1785 | ||
| Robert Hamilton | 1821 | ||
| William Robert Montignani | 1859 | ||
| John Jeffers Wilson | 1860 | ||
| Hugh Gray Tibbetts | 1866 | ||
| Vacant | 1869–1953 | ||
| File:Arms of Moncreiffe of that Ilk.svg | Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk | 1953–1955 | [6] |
| Charles Jauncey, Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle | 1955–1971 | [7][8] | |
| Vacant | 1971–1986 | ||
| File:Arms of John Charles Grossmith George.svg | John Charles Grossmith George | 1986–2000 | [9] |
| Vacant | 2000–Present |
See also
References
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- ↑ Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland, vol.12 (1970), 69
- ↑ Register Privy Council Scotland, vol.1 (1879), pp.658-660, list of heralds and messengers
- ↑ Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland, vol.12 (1970), 188
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