William Hunt (officer of arms)
William George Hunt TD FCA (born 8 December 1946) currently serves as Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary at the College of Arms in London.[1]
Life
Hunt worked for many years as a City chartered accountant before being appointed as Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1992. He was promoted as Windsor Herald in 1999.[2] In 2007 he succeeded Timothy Duke as Registrar of the College of Arms until 2014.[3] He has been a Member of Council of The Heraldry Society since 1997.
Hunt was Clerk to HM Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London (1990-2013) before being appointed to the Lieutenancy in 2012.
He was an elected Member of Common Council of the City of London Corporation (2004-2013) and is a liveryman and Past Master (2000–2001) of the Playing-Card Makers' Company.
He served in the Honourable Artillery Company retiring with the rank of Major in 2000. He was nominated as Genealogist of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem in 2010,[4] and appointed Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ) in 2011.
He married Michaela Wedel in 1998; the couple have two sons and live in London.
An heraldic design by William Hunt
Honours
- - Commander of the Order of St John
- - Territorial Decoration
- - Service Medal of the Order of St John
Arms
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See also
- College of Arms
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards
- David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral
References
- ↑ The College of Arms Newsletter no. 30 (September 2011), p. 2.
- ↑ London Gazette
- ↑ "College of Arms Newsletter No. 13" (pdf). July 2007. p. 4. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
- ↑ The College of Arms Newsletter no. 25 (June 2010), p. 2.
- ↑ Heraldry Gazette NS 67 (March 1998), 6.
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Heraldic offices | ||
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Preceded by Peter Spurrier |
Portcullis Pursuivant 1992 – 1999 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Christopher Fletcher-Vane |
Preceded by Theobald Mathew |
Windsor Herald 1999 – present |
Incumbent |
Preceded by Timothy Duke |
Registrar of the College of Arms 2007 – 2014 |
Succeeded by David White |
Civic offices | ||
Preceded by Gordon Robson |
Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards 2000–2001 |
Succeeded by Yasha Beresiner |
Preceded by Ian Luder |
Court of Common Council (Commoncouncilman for Castle Baynard) 2004–2013 |
Succeeded by Raymond Catt |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by Sir Peter Gwynn-Jones |
Honorary Genealogist of the Order of St John 2010–present |
Incumbent |