Charles Burnett (officer of arms)

Charles John Burnett is a Scottish antiquarian and former officer of arms.

Burnett was born in 1940[1] and educated at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, and the University of Edinburgh.[2]

He has worked for a number of museums, including: Letchworth Museum, the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, the Scottish United Services Museum at Edinburgh Castle, and Duff House, Banff[1]

Burnett was appointed Dingwall Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1983[3] and promoted to Ross Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 1988.[4] He retired as an officer of arms in ordinary in 2010 and was appointed Ross Herald Extraordinary for a period of five years, demitting office on 31 December 2015.[5] His 1992 M.Litt thesis at the University of Edinburgh was entitled The Officers of Arms and heraldic art under King James Sixth & First 1567-1625.[6] He was also the president of the Heraldry Society of Scotland.[7]

Arms
Coat of arms of Charles Burnett
Escutcheon
Per chevron Azure and Argent in chief a holly leaf between two pens in base a hunting horn stringed contournée all counter-changed.

References
  1. "Charles J Burnett, Esq". People of Today. Debretts. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  2. Blair, Robin; Boreham, Louise; Burnett, Charles; Cumming, Elizabeth; Roads, Elizabeth (2009). The Thistle Chapel. Edinburgh: The Order of the Thistle. Endpaper. ISBN 978-0-9562407-0-5. OCLC 643612646. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  3. "No. 21452". The Edinburgh Gazette. 30 December 1983. p. 1959.
  4. "No. 22483". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 January 1989. p. 25.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2010-12-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Burnett, Charles (1992). The Officers of Arms and heraldic art under King James Sixth & First 1567-1625. Edinburgh. OCLC 606134285.
  7. "Office Holders for The Heraldry Society of Scotland". Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.


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