Henry St George, the younger
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Henry St George, the younger (1625–1715), herald, was a younger son of the herald Henry St George
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was appointed a herald, and was consequently senior to him. As deputy to Sir Edward Walker
, Garter king of arms he went on a mission to Stockholm and on 29 July 1669 invested the king of Sweden with the Order of the Garter. He succeeded William Dugdale
as Norroy king of arms in 1677 and was knighted. He worked closely with Dugdale, for whom he acted as deputy when the latter was in Warwickshire. He was promoted to be Clarenceux king of arms in 1680, after the death of Edward Bysshe
. In the last years of Dugdale's life he was displaced as deputy by John Dugdale
, which led him and his brother to quarrel with father and son. He was responsible for the visitation of twelve counties in his province between 1681 and 1700 and gave the profits of six as a contribution towards rebuilding the College of Arms, which had been burnt in the Great Fire. Following his elder brother's death, he was appointed Garter king of arms in 1703. He died at the College of Arms on 12 August 1715 and was buried in St Benet Paul's Wharf, London, on 18 August. He married at an unknown date Elizabeth Wingfield (d. 1704), but had no children. His large collection of books and manuscripts was dispersed after his death, although a potion has since been acquired by the College of Arms. John Anstis
, his successor as Garter, described St George as ‘a timorous animal, governed by every creature, minding only his iron chest and the contents of it’ .
Henry St George
- Life :He was born in 1581 at Hatley St George, Cambridgeshire. He entered the College of Arms as Rouge Rose pursuivant-extraordinary in 1610 and was promoted to Bluemantle pursuivant the following year, in which capacity accompanied his father in his visitations of Derbyshire and Cheshire...
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Life
He was born in July 1625 in St Andrew's parish, Hertford. Nothing is known of his life before 1660. He was appointed Richmond herald at the Restoration by patent dated 18 June 1660, some weeks before his elder brother ThomasThomas St George
- Life :He was the eldest child of the herald Henry St George and lived at Woodford in Essex. Around 1646 he married Clara Pymlowe , whose father was a Northamptonshire rector. They had six children. At the Restoration he was appointed Somerset herald...
was appointed a herald, and was consequently senior to him. As deputy to Sir Edward Walker
Edward Walker (officer of arms)
Sir Edward Walker was an officer of arms and antiquarian who served as Garter King of Arms.-Early life:Walker was born in 1611 at Roobers in Nether Stowey, Somerset, and entered the household of the great Earl Marshal Thomas Howard in 1633.-Charles I:Walker was in almost constant attendance on...
, Garter king of arms he went on a mission to Stockholm and on 29 July 1669 invested the king of Sweden with the Order of the Garter. He succeeded William Dugdale
William Dugdale
Sir William Dugdale was an English antiquary and herald. As a scholar he was influential in the development of medieval history as an academic subject.-Life:...
as Norroy king of arms in 1677 and was knighted. He worked closely with Dugdale, for whom he acted as deputy when the latter was in Warwickshire. He was promoted to be Clarenceux king of arms in 1680, after the death of Edward Bysshe
Edward Bysshe
Sir Edward Bysshe FRS was an English barrister, politician and officer of arms. He sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679 and was Garter King of Arms during the Commonwealth period.-Life:...
. In the last years of Dugdale's life he was displaced as deputy by John Dugdale
John Dugdale (herald)
John Dugdale was the son of the historian William Dugdale and a herald in the College of Arms.- Life :He was born 1 June 1628 at Blyth Hall, Shustoke, Warwickshire and was educated at the grammar schools in Sutton Coldfield and Coleshill. He appears to have trained as a surveyor and worked for...
, which led him and his brother to quarrel with father and son. He was responsible for the visitation of twelve counties in his province between 1681 and 1700 and gave the profits of six as a contribution towards rebuilding the College of Arms, which had been burnt in the Great Fire. Following his elder brother's death, he was appointed Garter king of arms in 1703. He died at the College of Arms on 12 August 1715 and was buried in St Benet Paul's Wharf, London, on 18 August. He married at an unknown date Elizabeth Wingfield (d. 1704), but had no children. His large collection of books and manuscripts was dispersed after his death, although a potion has since been acquired by the College of Arms. John Anstis
John Anstis
John Anstis was an English officer of arms and antiquarian. He rose to the highest heraldic office in England and became Garter King of Arms in 1718 after years of plotting.-Early life:...
, his successor as Garter, described St George as ‘a timorous animal, governed by every creature, minding only his iron chest and the contents of it’ .