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
John Skene
1706
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
Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk
1953–1955
[ 6]
Charles Jauncey, Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle
1955–1971
[ 7] [ 8]
Vacant
1971–1986
John Charles Grossmith George
1986–2000
[ 9]
Vacant
2000–Present
See also
References
^ Roads, Elizabeth Ann. "Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms". The Double Tressure (20 1998): 77– 86. ^ Grant, Sir Francis James (1945). Court of the Lord Lyon: List of His Majesty's Officers of Arms and Other Officials with Genealogical Notes, 1318-1945 ^ 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^ "No. 17054" . The Edinburgh Gazette ^ "No. 17273" . The Edinburgh Gazette ^ "No. 19053" . The Edinburgh Gazette ^ "No. 21898" . The Edinburgh Gazette
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