James Balfour Paul

Sir James Balfour Paul (16 November 1846—15 September 1931) was the Scottish Lord Lyon King of Arms from 1890 until 1927.

Sir James was the second son of the Revd John Paul by his spouse Margaret Balfour, and was admitted an advocate in 1870. Thereafter he was Registrar of Friendly Societies (1879 - 1890), Treasurer of the Faculty of Advocates (1883 - 1902), appointed Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1890, and made a Knight Bachelor in 1900.

He was also admitted an Esquire of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and was a member of the Royal Societies and University (Edinburgh) Clubs. He resided at 30 Heriot Row, Edinburgh.

Sir James married in 1872, Helen Margaret (d. December 20, 1929), daughter of J N Forman of Staffa, WS. They had four children, one of whom, Arthur Forman Balfour Paul, became an architect and partner of Robert Rowand Anderson.

Published works

* "Heraldry in relation to Scottish History and Art", Edinburgh, 1890.
* "An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland". 2nd edition, Edinburgh, 1903.
* "The Scots Peerage", compiled and edited by Balfour Paul.
* "Ancient Artillery, with some notes on Mons Meg" in "The Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland", volume 50, 1915-1916, pps: 191-201.

References

* "Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed, and Official Classes, 1903", London, p.1156.

External links

* [http://www.kittybrewster.com/ancestry/balfour.htm Family tree]
*Full text of [http://members.lycos.co.uk/balfourpaul/ Heraldry in Relation to Scottish History and Art ] .