- Henry Burke
Sir Henry Farnham Burke, KCVO, CB, FSA (1859-1930) was a long serving officer of arms at the
College of Arms inLondon . He was the only child of Sir John Bernard Burke who was Ulster King of Arms from 1853 until his death in 1892. Henry Farnham Burke was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1880. In 1887, Burke was promoted to the office of Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary. On26 October 1911 , Burke was promoted to Norroy King of Arms to replace Sir William Henry Weldon. [LondonGazette|issue=28545|startpage=7794|date=27 October 1911 |accessdate=2007-11-29] In 1913 he was given the additional appointment of Genealogist of theOrder of the Bath . [LondonGazette|issue=28697|startpage=1756|date=7 March 1913 |accessdate=2007-11-29] On22 January 1919 , he was promoted to the office ofGarter Principal King of Arms on the death of Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty. [LondonGazette|issue=31168|startpage=1956|date=7 February 1919 |accessdate=2007-11-29] He held this office until his own death in 1930.Heraldic succession
ee also
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Heraldry
*Pursuivant
*Herald
*King of Arms References
External links
* [http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/cuhags/info/o_of_a/intro.htm CUHAGS Officer of Arms Index]
*worldcat id|lccn-n87-893602
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