Howard Pursuivant Extraordinary

Howard Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary was an officer of arms extraordinary in England; that is, a royal herald but not a member of the College of Arms in London.

Howard Pursuivant Extraordinary
The heraldic badge of Howard Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary
 
Heraldic traditionGallo-British
JurisdictionEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Governing bodyCollege of Arms

The office was created in November 1992 by the Earl Marshal, and named from the barony of Howard of Glossop (created in 1869), to which Miles Fitzalan-Howard succeeded in 1972 before succeeding as Earl Marshal and Duke of Norfolk in 1975. The Duke himself had never used the Glossop title, since his mother's barony of Beaumont takes precedence.[1]

The badge of office was assigned in 1992: A cross-crosslet fitchy argent enclosed within a pair of wings displayed and reflexed gold. The crosslet is taken from the Howard's Arms and crest, while the wings allude to one of the Howard's crests and also the swiftness of the pursuivant as a messenger.[1]

There has only been one appointment to this office since its creation.

Holders of the office
Arms Name Date of appointment Ref
John Henry Bruce Bedells 30 November 1992–1998 [2]
Vacant 1998–present

See also

References
Citations
  1. Chesshyre, Hubert; Ailes, Adrian (2001). Heralds of Today, A Biographical List of the Officers of the College of Arms, London, 1987-2001. London: Illuminata Publishers. pp. 55–56. ISBN 0-9537845-1-7.
  2. "No. 53175". The London Gazette. 14 January 1993. p. 617.
Bibliography
  • The College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street : being the sixteenth and final monograph of the London Survey Committee, Walter H. Godfrey, assisted by Sir Anthony Wagner, with a complete list of the officers of arms, prepared by H. Stanford London, (London, 1963)
  • A History of the College of Arms &c, Mark Noble, (London, 1804)
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