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{{Short description|English officer of arms}}
[[Image:SirAlbertWoods.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sir Albert W Woods, [[Royal Victorian Order|GCVO]], [[Order of the Bath|KCB]], [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]], [[Venerable Order of Saint John|KGStJ]], [[Society of Antiquaries of London|FSA]], [[Garter Principal King of Arms]] from [[1869]] until [[1904]].]]
{{for|the American theatrical producer|Albert H. Woods}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific_prefix = [[Sir]]
|name = Albert Woods
|honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|GCVO|KCB|KCMG|KStJ|FSA}}
|image = SirAlbertWoods.jpg
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|office = [[Garter Principal King of Arms]]
|monarch = [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]]<br>[[Edward VII]]
|term_start = 1869
|term_end = 1904
|predecessor = [[Charles Young (officer of arms)|Sir Charles Young]]
|successor = Sir [[Alfred Scott-Gatty]]
|birth_date = 16 April 1816
|death_date = 7 January 1904 (aged 87)
}}


'''Sir Albert William Woods''', [[Royal Victorian Order|GCVO]], [[Order of the Bath|KCB]], [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]], [[Order of St John|KGStJ]], [[Society of Antiquaries of London|FSA]] ([[April 16]], [[1816]]&ndash;[[January 7]], [[1904]]) was an [[England|English]] [[Officer of Arms|officer of arms]]. The Woods family has a firm tradition at the College of Arms. Albert Woods was the son of [[William Woods (officer of arms)|Sir William Woods]], [[Garter Principal King of Arms]] from 1838 until his death in 1842. Likewise, the [[family|grandson]] of Albert Woods was [[Gerald Wollaston|Sir Gerald Woods Wollaston]], who also rose to the rank of Garter Principal King of Arms and served there from 1930 until 1944.
'''Sir Albert William Woods''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|GCVO|KCB|KCMG|KStJ|FSA}} (16 April 1816{{snd}}7 January 1904) was an [[England|English]] [[Officer of Arms|officer of arms]], who served as [[Garter Principal King of Arms]] from 1869 to 1904. The Woods family has a strong tradition of service at the [[College of Arms]]. Albert Woods was the son of [[William Woods (officer of arms)|Sir William Woods]], Garter King of Arms from 1838 until his death in 1842. Likewise, the grandson of Albert Woods was [[Gerald Wollaston|Sir Gerald Woods Wollaston]], who also rose to the rank of Garter King of Arms and served there from 1930 until 1944.


==Heraldic career==
==Heraldic career==
Woods' first heraldic appointment came in 1837 when he served as [[Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary|Fitzalan Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary]] at the coronation of [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]. In 1838 Woods became a member of the chapter of the [[College of Arms]] when he was appointed [[Portcullis Pursuivant|Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary]]. After a short appointment as [[Norfolk Herald Extraordinary|Norfolk Herald of Arms Extraordinary]], Woods was promoted to the office of [[Lancaster Herald|Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary]] in 1841. This position was held until 1869, when he was appointed Garter Principal King of Arms, a position he held until his death 35 years later.
Woods' first heraldic appointment came in 1837 when he served as [[Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary|Fitzalan Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary]] at the coronation of [[Queen Victoria]]. In 1838 Woods became a member of the chapter of the [[College of Arms]] when he was appointed [[Portcullis Pursuivant|Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary]]. After a short appointment as [[Norfolk Herald Extraordinary|Norfolk Herald of Arms Extraordinary]], Woods was promoted to the office of [[Lancaster Herald|Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary]] in 1841. He held this position until 1869, when he was appointed Garter Principal King of Arms, a position he held until his death 35 years later.


From 1866, Woods was registrar of the College of Arms. At his appointment as Garter Principal King of Arms, he was also named the [[King of Arms]] of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]]. In 1878, he was made registrar of the [[Order of the Star of India]] and the [[Order of the Indian Empire]]. Woods also officiated at the [[coronation]]s both of [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] and of [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]].
From 1866, Woods was [[wikt:registrar|registrar]] of the College of Arms. At his appointment as Garter Principal King of Arms, he was also named the [[King of Arms]] of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]]. In 1878, he was made registrar of the [[Order of the Star of India]] and the [[Order of the Indian Empire]]. He officiated at the [[coronation]]s both of [[Queen Victoria]] and of [[Edward VII]].<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Woods, Sir Albert|volume=28|page=803}}</ref>


Woods's eye for heraldic design has been deprecated by some heraldists. In his ''Complete Guide to Heraldry'', [[Arthur Charles Fox-Davies|Arthur Fox-Davies]] refers to his designs as "wretched", "unsuitable" and "abortions". He is particularly critical of the [[crest (heraldry)|crests]] granted by Woods, which frequently incorporated tree trunks, either in front of the crest or underneath it, a practice Davies considered unheraldic.<ref>{{cite book|title=Complete Guide to Heraldry|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/41617/41617-h/41617-h.htm#page264|first=Arthur|last=Fox-Davies|date=1909|publisher=T.C. & E.C. Jack|location=London}}</ref>
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==Honours and appointments==
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*1837 - Fitzalan Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary
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*1838 - Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
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*1841 - Norfolk Herald of Arms Extraordinary
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*1841 - Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary
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*1869 - [[Knight Bachelor]]
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*1869 - Garter Principal King of Arms
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*1897 - Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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*1899 - Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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*1903 - Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order


=="Garter's Ordinaries"==
==Heraldic succession==
Woods was responsible for the compilation of the important unpublished [[ordinary of arms]] (a systematic register of [[coat of arms|coats of arms]]) known as "Garter's Ordinaries". He began work on it in 1842 and continued until his death in 1904. By that date the ordinary comprised two series, one of five and the other of six volumes, plus indexes. Following his death it was donated to the College of Arms by his grandson, Gerald Woods Wollaston: since then, subsequent Garter Kings of Arms have added to it and kept it up to date by including within it new [[Grant of arms|grants of arms]]. It remains in use: Sir [[Anthony Wagner]] has described it as "an indispensable tool at the College".<ref>{{cite book |first=Anthony |last=Wagner |authorlink=Anthony Wagner |title=The Records and Collections of the College of Arms |publisher=Burke's Peerage |place=London |year=1952 |pages=50–51 }}</ref>


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==Honours and appointments==
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*1837 – Fitzalan Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary
{{succession box | title=[[Portcullis Pursuivant]] | before=[[James Pulman]] | after=[[George William Collen]] | years=1838&ndash;1841}}
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*1838 – Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
{{succession box | title=[[Lancaster Herald]] | before=[[Sir George Frederick Beltz]] | after=[[George Cokayne|George Edward Cokayne]] | years=1841&ndash;1869}}
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*1841 – Norfolk Herald of Arms Extraordinary
{{succession box | title=[[Garter Principal King of Arms|Garter King of Arms]] | before=[[Charles Young (officer of arms)|Sir Charles George Young]] | after=[[Alfred Scott-Gatty|Sir Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty]] | years=1869&ndash;1904}}
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*1841 – Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary
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{{end box}}
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*1869 – [[Knight Bachelor]]
*1869 – Garter Principal King of Arms
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*1897 – Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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*1899 – Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
*1903 – Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27570|page=4073|date=30 June 1903}}</ref>

==Arms==
{{Infobox coat of arms wide
| name = Albert Woods
| image = Arms of Sir Albert Woods.svg
| imagesize =
| notes = It will be noticed that this grant reshuffles the elements of his father's achievement, but the patent makes no reference to Sir William.
| year_adopted = 22 December 1891
| crest = ''Out of a crown vallary or a mount vert & thereon in front of an oak-tree as in the arms a demi-man affronté resting the dexter hand on a terrestrial globe proper.''
| escutcheon = ''Or, on a mount vert a lion statant gardant in front of an oak-tree proper fructed or; on a chief azure between 2 circlets of a king of arms' crown or a pale argent charged with the red cross of St George.''<ref name="Garter King of Arms">{{Cite web |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/bk16/pp38-74 |title='Garter King of Arms', in Survey of London Monograph 16, College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street (London, 1963), pp. 38-74. |last=Godfrey |first=Walter H |last2=Wagner |first2=Anthony |date=1963 |website=british-history.ac.uk |access-date=2018-11-01}}</ref>
| motto = ''Deus Robur Meum'' ("My God")
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| orders = the circlet of the Royal Victorian Order as GCVO
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Pursuivant]]
*[[Pursuivant]]
*[[Herald]]
*[[Herald]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk The College of Arms]
*[http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk The College of Arms]
*[http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveViewFrameSetup.asp?webType=0&PageDuplicate=x0%20%20%20%20%20%20&issueNumber=27570&pageNumber=1&SearchFor=&selMedalType=&selHonourType= London Gazette notice of promotion to GCVO]
*[http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/cuhags/info/o_of_a/intro.htm CUHAGS Officer of Arms Index]
*[http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/cuhags/info/o_of_a/intro.htm CUHAGS Officer of Arms Index]
*[[s:Woods, Albert William (DNB12)|DNB entry]]

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Latest revision as of 14:01, 21 July 2024

For the American theatrical producer, see Albert H. Woods.

Sir
Albert Woods
GCVO KCB KCMG KStJ FSA
Garter Principal King of Arms
In office
1869–1904
MonarchsVictoria
Edward VII
Preceded bySir Charles Young
Succeeded bySir Alfred Scott-Gatty
Personal details
Born16 April 1816
Died7 January 1904 (aged 87)

Sir Albert William Woods GCVO KCB KCMG KStJ FSA (16 April 1816 – 7 January 1904) was an English officer of arms, who served as Garter Principal King of Arms from 1869 to 1904. The Woods family has a strong tradition of service at the College of Arms. Albert Woods was the son of Sir William Woods, Garter King of Arms from 1838 until his death in 1842. Likewise, the grandson of Albert Woods was Sir Gerald Woods Wollaston, who also rose to the rank of Garter King of Arms and served there from 1930 until 1944.

Heraldic career

[edit]

Woods' first heraldic appointment came in 1837 when he served as Fitzalan Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary at the coronation of Queen Victoria. In 1838 Woods became a member of the chapter of the College of Arms when he was appointed Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary. After a short appointment as Norfolk Herald of Arms Extraordinary, Woods was promoted to the office of Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 1841. He held this position until 1869, when he was appointed Garter Principal King of Arms, a position he held until his death 35 years later.

From 1866, Woods was registrar of the College of Arms. At his appointment as Garter Principal King of Arms, he was also named the King of Arms of the Order of St Michael and St George. In 1878, he was made registrar of the Order of the Star of India and the Order of the Indian Empire. He officiated at the coronations both of Queen Victoria and of Edward VII.[1]

Woods's eye for heraldic design has been deprecated by some heraldists. In his Complete Guide to Heraldry, Arthur Fox-Davies refers to his designs as "wretched", "unsuitable" and "abortions". He is particularly critical of the crests granted by Woods, which frequently incorporated tree trunks, either in front of the crest or underneath it, a practice Davies considered unheraldic.[2]

"Garter's Ordinaries"

[edit]

Woods was responsible for the compilation of the important unpublished ordinary of arms (a systematic register of coats of arms) known as "Garter's Ordinaries". He began work on it in 1842 and continued until his death in 1904. By that date the ordinary comprised two series, one of five and the other of six volumes, plus indexes. Following his death it was donated to the College of Arms by his grandson, Gerald Woods Wollaston: since then, subsequent Garter Kings of Arms have added to it and kept it up to date by including within it new grants of arms. It remains in use: Sir Anthony Wagner has described it as "an indispensable tool at the College".[3]

Honours and appointments

[edit]
  • 1837 – Fitzalan Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary
  • 1838 – Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
  • 1841 – Norfolk Herald of Arms Extraordinary
  • 1841 – Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary
  • 1869 – Knight Bachelor
  • 1869 – Garter Principal King of Arms
  • 1897 – Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
  • 1899 – Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
  • 1903 – Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[4]

Arms

[edit]
Coat of arms of Albert Woods
Notes
It will be noticed that this grant reshuffles the elements of his father's achievement, but the patent makes no reference to Sir William.
Adopted
22 December 1891
Crest
Out of a crown vallary or a mount vert & thereon in front of an oak-tree as in the arms a demi-man affronté resting the dexter hand on a terrestrial globe proper.
Escutcheon
Or, on a mount vert a lion statant gardant in front of an oak-tree proper fructed or; on a chief azure between 2 circlets of a king of arms' crown or a pale argent charged with the red cross of St George.[5]
Motto
Deus Robur Meum ("My God")
Orders
the circlet of the Royal Victorian Order as GCVO

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Woods, Sir Albert" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 803.
  2. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur (1909). Complete Guide to Heraldry. London: T.C. & E.C. Jack.
  3. ^ Wagner, Anthony (1952). The Records and Collections of the College of Arms. London: Burke's Peerage. pp. 50–51.
  4. ^ "No. 27570". The London Gazette. 30 June 1903. p. 4073.
  5. ^ Godfrey, Walter H; Wagner, Anthony (1963). "'Garter King of Arms', in Survey of London Monograph 16, College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street (London, 1963), pp. 38-74". british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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Heraldic offices
Preceded by Portcullis Pursuivant
1838–1841 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Lancaster Herald
1841–1869 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Garter King of Arms
1869–1904 		Succeeded by
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