George Burnett (officer of arms)

George Burnett (officer of arms)

George Burnett, LLD, WS (1822–1890) was a long-serving Scottish officer of arms. He was the second son of John Burnett, Fifth Laird of Kemnay. He was appointed Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1866 and served in that post until his death in 1890.

ee also

*King of Arms
*Herald
*Pursuivant
*Heraldry

External links

* [http://www.lyon-court.com/ Court of the Lord Lyon]
* [http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk The Heraldry Society of Scotland]


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