York Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms at the College of Arms. The first York Herald is believed to have been an officer to Edmund of Langley, Duke of York around the year 1385, but the first completely reliable reference to such a herald is in February 1484, when John Water alias Yorke, herald was granted certain fees by Richard III. These fees included the Manor of Bayhall in Pembury, Kent, and 8 pounds, 6 shillings, and 8 pence a year from the Lordship of Huntingfield in Kent. The badge of office is the White Rose of York en soleil ensigned by the Royal Crown.
 The heraldic badge of York Herald of Arms in Ordinary | |
| Heraldic tradition | Gallo–British |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
| Governing body | College of Arms |
The current York Herald of Arms is Peter O'Donoghue.
Holders of the office
edit| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Henry French or Franke, Esq. | (Edward IV) | |
|
Thomas Hollingworth, Esq. | (Edward IV) | |
|
John Water, Esq. | (1484) | |
| Rowland Playnford, Esq. | (Henry VII) | ||
|
John Mynne, Esq. | (Henry VII) | |
|
William Writhe or Wriothesley, Esq. | 1509–1513 | |
|
Thomas Tonge, Esq. | 1513–1522 | |
| Ralph Lagysse, Esq. | 1522–1528 | ||
|
Thomas Bysley, Esq. | 1528–1530 | |
|
Allan Dagnall, Esq. | 1530–1538 | |
|
Bartholomew Butler, Esq | 1538–1553 | |
| Martin Maroffe, Esq. | 1553–1564 | ||
|
William Colborne, Esq. | 1564–1567 | |
|
Ralph Langman, Esq. | 1567–1570 | |
|
William Dethick, Esq. | 1570–1587 | |
|
Humphry Hales, Esq.[1] | 1587–1593 | |
|
Ralph Brooke, Esq. | 1593–1625 | |
|
William Le Neve, Esq. | 1625–1633 | |
|
George Owen, Esq. | (1633) | |
|
|
George Owen, Esq. | 1660–1663 | |
|
John Wingfield, Esq. | 1663–1675 | |
|
Robert Devenish, Esq. | 1675–1700 | |
| Laurence Cromp, Esq. [a] | 1700–1717 | ||
|
Thomas Whitwick, Esq. | 1717–1722 | |
| Philip Jones, Esq., FSA | 1722–1735 | ||
|
Charles Townley, Esq. | 1735–1753 | [2] |
|
George Fletcher, Esq. | 1753–1786 | |
|
Benjamin Pingo, Esq. | 1786–1794 | [3] |
|
George Nayler Esq., FAS | 1794–1820 | |
|
Charles George Young, Esq. | 1820–1842 | [4] |
|
Edward Howard Howard-Gibbon, Esq. | 1842–1848 | [5] |
| Thomas William King, Esq., FSA | 1848–1872 | [6] | |
|
John von Sonnentag de Havilland, Esq., FSA | 1872–1886 | [7] |
|
Sir Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty, KCVO, KStJ, FSA | 1886–1904 | [8] |
|
George William Marshall, Esq., LLD, FSA | 1904–1905 | [9] |
|
Gordon Ambrose de Lisle Lee, Esq., CB, CVO | 1905–1922 | [10] |
|
Hon. Philip Plantagenet Cary, FSA | 1923–1932 | [11] |
|
Aubrey John Toppin, Esq., CVO, FSA | 1932–1957 | [12] |
|
Charles Murray Kennedy St Clair, 17th Lord Sinclair, CVO | 1957–1968 | [13] |
|
Sir Conrad Marshall John Fisher Swan, KCVO, PhD, FSA | 1968–1992 | [14] |
|
Peter Brotherton Spurrier, Esq. | 1992–1993 | [15] |
|
Sir Henry Edgar Paston-Bedingfeld, Bt. | 1993–2010 | [16] |
| Michael Peter Desmond O'Donoghue, Esq. | 2012–Present | [17] |
See also
editReferences
editNotes
- ^ Concurrently held the office of Carolina Herald.
Citations
- ^ Brother of Sir James Hales (died 1589)
- ^ "No. 7420". The London Gazette. 15 July 1735. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 12722". The London Gazette. 31 January 1786. p. 45.
- ^ "No. 2811". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 June 1820. p. 171.
- ^ "No. 20126". The London Gazette. 5 August 1842. p. 2127.
- ^ "No. 20869". The London Gazette. 20 June 1848. p. 2312.
- ^ "No. 23842". The London Gazette. 22 March 1872. p. 1584.
- ^ "No. 25634". The London Gazette. 15 October 1886. p. 5008.
- ^ "No. 27712". The London Gazette. 9 September 1904. p. 5839.
- ^ "No. 27859". The London Gazette. 1 December 1905. p. 8644.
- ^ "No. 32783". The London Gazette. 2 January 1923. p. 50.
- ^ "No. 33897". The London Gazette. 30 December 1932. p. 8332.
- ^ "No. 41136". The London Gazette. 26 July 1957. p. 4428.
- ^ "No. 44608". The London Gazette. 6 June 1968. p. 6411.
- ^ "No. 53092". The London Gazette. 29 October 1992. p. 18169.
- ^ "No. 53435". The London Gazette. 23 September 1993. p. 15437.
- ^ "No. 60243". The London Gazette. 20 August 2012. p. 15985.
Bibliography
- The College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street : being the sixteenth and final monograph of the London Survey Committee, Walter H. Godfrey, assisted by Sir Anthony Wagner, with a complete list of the officers of arms, prepared by H. Stanford London, (London, 1963)
- A History of the College of Arms &c, Mark Noble, (London, 1804)