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Henry Farnham Burke | |
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| Garter Principal King of Arms | |
| In office 1919–1930 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty |
| Succeeded by | Sir Gerald Wollaston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Farnham Burke 1859 London |
| Died | 1930 (aged 70–71) Dublin |
| Nationality | British |
| Parent | Sir Bernard Burke |
| Known for | Genealogical publications |
| Website | burkespeerage.com |
Sir Henry Farnham Burke, KCVO , CB , FSA (1859–1930) was a long-serving Anglo-Irish officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
A son of Sir Bernard Burke (who was Ulster King of Arms from 1853 until his death in 1892),Henry Burke was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1880. In 1887,Burke was promoted to the office of Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary. On 26 October 1911,Burke was promoted to Norroy King of Arms to replace Sir William Henry Weldon. [1] In that post he was responsible for the design of the Military Cross. [2] [3] In 1913 he was given the additional appointment of Genealogist of the Order of the Bath. [4] On 22 January 1919,he was promoted to the office of Garter Principal King of Arms on the death of Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty. [5] He held this office until his own death in 1930.
Burke was invested as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 11 August 1902, [6] [7] and was later promoted to become Knight Commander (KCVO) of the Order. He was awarded CB in the 1911 Coronation Honours. [8]
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Sir John Bernard Burke,was a British genealogist and Ulster King of Arms,who helped publish Burke's Peerage.
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