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Scottish officer of arms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bute Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.
Heraldic tradition | Gallo-British |
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Jurisdiction | Scotland |
Governing body | Court of the Lord Lyon |
The title of the office derives from the Isle of Bute, which was the personal property of the Scottish monarchs.[1]
The badge of office is A lymphad Sable, flagged Gules in full sail Or charged of a fess chequy Azure and Argent, the yard surmounted of a coronet of four fleur-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or.[2]
As of 2024, the current holder of the office is Colin Russell (latterly Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary).[3]
Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref[4] |
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Robert Hart | 1528 | ||
Peter Thomson | 1535 | ||
Adam MacCulloch | 1554 | ||
John Calder | 1561 | ||
John Binsele | 1590 | ||
William MacKiesoun | 1598 | ||
Eleazor Mackesone | 1616 | ||
John Thomson | 1636 | ||
William Malcolm | 1647 | ||
James Alisone | 1661 | ||
John Hoge | 1675 | ||
John Wright | 1704 | ||
Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, Baronet | 1707 | ||
George Glass | 1715 | ||
Alexander Thomson | 1724 | ||
John Douglas | 1765 | ||
George Douglas of Torquhine | 1768 | ||
Archibald Campbell | 1776 | ||
Alexander Law | 1796 | ||
Daniel Menzies | 1821 | ||
Ebenezer Macgeorge | 1822 | ||
David Littlejohn | 1833 | ||
William Goodall Bayley | 1838 | ||
Walter Ferguson | 1851 | ||
Robert Spence Livingstone | 1884 | ||
Andrew Munro Ross | 1885 | ||
John Thomas Loth | 1888 | ||
James Keir Lamont | 1899 | ||
Vacant | 1901–2001 | ||
William David Hamilton Sellar | 2001–2008 | [5] | |
Vacant | 2008–2024 | ||
Colin Russell | 2024–Present | ||
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