Chester_Herald Knowpia

Chester Herald
	The heraldic badge of Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary
Heraldic tradition	Gallo-British
Jurisdiction	England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Governing body	College of Arms

Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. The office of Chester Herald dates from the 14th century, and it is reputed that the holder was herald to Edward, Prince of Wales, also known as the Black Prince. In the reign of King Richard II the officer was attached to the Principality of Chester, which was a perquisite of the then Prince of Wales. In the reign of King Henry VIII the title lapsed for a time but, since 1525, the office of Chester has been one of unbroken succession, as a herald in ordinary. The badge of office is taken from the arms of the Earl of Chester and in blazoned as A Garb ensigned of the Royal Crown Or.

The office is currently vacant.

Holders of the office edit

Name	Date of appointment	Ref
John (surname unknown)	(1393)
William Bruges	1398–1413
James Billett	(Henry VI)
William Tyndale or Tendale	1443–1447
John Tyndale	(1447)
William Whiting	(Henry VI)
John Water or Walter	(1455)
Richard Stanton	(Henry VI/Edward IV)
Roger Stamford	(Edward IV)
Roger Bromley, Esq.	(1483)
Thomas Whiting, Esq.	(1493)
Randolph Jackson, Esq.	1533–1540
William Flower, Esq.	1540–1561
Robert Cooke, Esq.	1562–1566
John Hart, Esq.	1566–1574
Edmund Knight, Esq.	1574–1592
James Thomas, Esq.	1592–1603
William Penson, Esq.	1603–1617
Thomas Knight, Esq.	1617–1618
Henry Chitting, Esq.	1618–1637
Edward Walker Esq.	1638–1644
William Dugdale, Esq.	1644–1660
Thomas Lee, Esq.	1660–1667
Thomas May Esq.	1677–1689
Charles Mawson, Esq.	1689–1721
Edward Stibbs, Esq.	1721–1739
Francis Hutchenson, Esq.	1739–1752
John Martin Leake, Esq.	1752–1790	^[1]
George Martin Leake, Esq.	1791–1834	^[2]
Walter Aston Blount, Esq., FSA	1834–1859	^[3]
Edward Stephen Dendy, Esq.	1859–1864	^[4]
Henry Murray Lane, Esq.	1864–1913	^[5]
Thomas Morgan Joseph-Watkin, Esq.	1913–1915	^[6]
Sir Arthur William Stuart Cochrane, KCVO	1915–1926	^[7]
Sir John Dunamace Heaton-Armstrong, MVO	1926–1956	^[8]
James Arnold Frere, Esq., FSA	1956–1960	^[9]
Sir Walter John George Verco, KCVO	1960–1971	^[10]
David Hubert Boothby Chesshyre, Esq., FSA	1978–1995	^[11]
Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke, Esq.	1995–2014	^[12]
The Hon. Christopher John Fletcher-Vane	2017–2023	^[13]
Vacant	2023–present

References edit

Citations

^ "No. 9190". The London Gazette. 4 August 1752. p. 3.
^ "No. 13367". The London Gazette. 29 November 1791. p. 665.
^ "No. 19211". The London Gazette. 18 November 1834. p. 2053.
^ "No. 22333". The London Gazette. 6 December 1859. p. 4637.
^ "No. 22876". The London Gazette. 19 July 1864. p. 3617.
^ "No. 28738". The London Gazette. 18 July 1913. p. 5136.
^ "No. 29364". The London Gazette. 12 November 1915. p. 11186.
^ "No. 33214". The London Gazette. 22 October 1926. p. 6749.
^ "No. 40695". The London Gazette. 27 January 1956. p. 566.
^ "No. 42185". The London Gazette. 4 November 1960. p. 7463.
^ "No. 47659". The London Gazette. 9 October 1978. p. 11997.
^ "No. 54127". The London Gazette. 11 August 1995. p. 11019.
^ "No. 62064". The London Gazette. 27 September 2017. p. 18030.

Bibliography

The College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street: being the sixteenth and final monograph of the London Survey Committee, Walter H. Godfrey, assisted by Sir Anthony Wagner, with a complete list of the officers of arms, prepared by H. Stanford London, (London, 1963)
A History of the College of Arms &c, Mark Noble, (London, 1804)