John Anstis
English officer of arms, antiquarian, and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For his son, officer of arms at the College of Arms, see John Anstis, younger.
John Anstis (29 August 1669 – 4 March 1744) was an English officer of arms, antiquarian and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1702 and 1722. He rose to the highest heraldic office in England and became Garter King of Arms in 1718 after years of political manoeuvring.