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: , 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[]

^ ^a ^b "Charles J Burnett, Esq". People of Today. Debretts. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
^ 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.
^ "No. 21452". The Edinburgh Gazette. 30 December 1983. p. 1959.
^ "No. 22483". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 January 1989. p. 25.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2010-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Burnett, Charles (1992). The Officers of Arms and heraldic art under King James Sixth & First 1567-1625. Edinburgh. OCLC 606134285.
^ "Office Holders for The Heraldry Society of Scotland". Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.

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[debretts-1] "Charles J Burnett, Esq". People of Today. Debretts. Retrieved 27 September 2010.

[thistle-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.{{cite web}}: 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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