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'''John Charles Grossmith George''' is a Scottish [[officer of arms]]. He was appointed [[Kintyre Pursuivant|Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary]] in 1986.<ref>{{LondonGazette|city=e|issue=21898|startpage=311|date=[[4 March]] [[1986]]|accessdate=2007-12-13}}</ref> Following his retirement from this office he was appointed [[Linlithgow Pursuivant Extraordinary]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotsheraldry.com/LyonCourt/Lyonofficers.htm |title=H.M. Officers of Arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon |accessdate=2006-12-10 | work=Scots Heraldry website}}</ref> In December 2005 he retired from this position also.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk/officearms.html |title=H.M. Officers of Arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon |accessdate=2006-12-10 | work=Heraldry Society of Scotland website}}</ref> |
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'''John Charles Grossmith George''' (15 December 1930 – 20 May 2012) was a British [[officer of arms]]. He was educated at the [[Ampleforth College]] in England and began his career as Lieutenant in the [[Hertfordshire Yeomanry]] (RA, TA). He was with the [[College of Arms]] from 1963 to 1972 and was [[Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk|Earl Marshal's]] liaison officer with the funeral of Sir [[Winston Churchill]] 1965. He was a Green Staff Officer at the Investiture of [[Charles, Prince of Wales]] in 1969 and was [[Garioch Pursuivant]] to the [[Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar|Countess of Mar]] from 1976 to 1986.<ref name=Debretts>[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/g/18315/John%20Charles%20Grossmith+GEORGE.aspx "J C G George, Esq, KSG, FHS"], Debrett's, accessed 24 September 2012</ref> He was appointed [[Kintyre Pursuivant|Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary]] in 1986.<ref>{{London Gazette| city=e| issue=21898|page=311|date=4 March 1986}}</ref> He was then appointed [[Linlithgow Pursuivant Extraordinary]] in 2001<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotsheraldry.com/LyonCourt/Lyonofficers.htm |title=H.M. Officers of Arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon |accessdate=2006-12-10 |work=Scots Heraldry website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104111443/http://www.scotsheraldry.com/LyonCourt/Lyonofficers.htm |archivedate=4 January 2007}}</ref> and retired in December 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk/officearms.html |title=H.M. Officers of Arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon |accessdate=2006-12-10 |work=Heraldry Society of Scotland website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130215823/http://heraldry-scotland.co.uk/officearms.html |archivedate=30 November 2010 }}</ref> |
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George was the son of Colonel Edward Harry George (1904–1957) and Rosa Mary Grossmith (1907–1988). He had two brothers: Timothy David George (born 1933) and Peter Michael Chrytall George (born 1935). His grandparents on his mother's side were the comic actor and impresario [[George Grossmith, Jr.]] and the actress Gertrude Elizabeth "Cissie" Rudge (1873–1951), whose stage name was [[Rudge Sisters|Adelaide Astor]]. His great grandfather was the comedian, songwriter and [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] actor [[George Grossmith]].<ref>[[Kurt Gänzl|Gänzl, Kurt]]. "Grossmith, George (1874–1935)" in the ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press (2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/33591, retrieved 21 October 2007]</ref> |
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George was active in organizations concerning [[heraldry]], insignia, flags, history, genealogy, astronomy and graphology and enjoyed sport. He was co-designer of the Royal Wedding Stamp (Crown Agents Issue) in 1981 and vice-president of the BBC Mastermind Club 1979–81. He also received many honours.<ref name=Debretts/> He wrote ''The Puffin Book of Flags'', published by [[Viking Press|Viking Children's Books]] (1978). He was also interested in [[musical comedy]], in which his grandfather starred, and Gilbert and Sullivan, for whom his great-grandfather originated the famous [[patter song|"patter"]] roles. This interest led him to consult on the biography ''George Grossmith – Biography of a Savoyard'' (1982), by Tony Joseph, and on recordings of his great grandfather's comic songs by Leon Berger and Selwyn Tillett. George and his wife Margaret lived in Edinburgh from 1986 to 2005, when he retired. They lived in Spain for two years and then moved to North Yorkshire where he spent his last years. |
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Latest revision as of 04:49, 27 November 2024
John Charles Grossmith George (15 December 1930 – 20 May 2012) was a British officer of arms. He was educated at the Ampleforth College in England and began his career as Lieutenant in the Hertfordshire Yeomanry (RA, TA). He was with the College of Arms from 1963 to 1972 and was Earl Marshal's liaison officer with the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill 1965. He was a Green Staff Officer at the Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales in 1969 and was Garioch Pursuivant to the Countess of Mar from 1976 to 1986.[1] He was appointed Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1986.[2] He was then appointed Linlithgow Pursuivant Extraordinary in 2001[3] and retired in December 2005.[4]
George was the son of Colonel Edward Harry George (1904–1957) and Rosa Mary Grossmith (1907–1988). He had two brothers: Timothy David George (born 1933) and Peter Michael Chrytall George (born 1935). His grandparents on his mother's side were the comic actor and impresario George Grossmith, Jr. and the actress Gertrude Elizabeth "Cissie" Rudge (1873–1951), whose stage name was Adelaide Astor. His great grandfather was the comedian, songwriter and Gilbert and Sullivan actor George Grossmith.[5]
George was active in organizations concerning heraldry, insignia, flags, history, genealogy, astronomy and graphology and enjoyed sport. He was co-designer of the Royal Wedding Stamp (Crown Agents Issue) in 1981 and vice-president of the BBC Mastermind Club 1979–81. He also received many honours.[1] He wrote The Puffin Book of Flags, published by Viking Children's Books (1978). He was also interested in musical comedy, in which his grandfather starred, and Gilbert and Sullivan, for whom his great-grandfather originated the famous "patter" roles. This interest led him to consult on the biography George Grossmith – Biography of a Savoyard (1982), by Tony Joseph, and on recordings of his great grandfather's comic songs by Leon Berger and Selwyn Tillett. George and his wife Margaret lived in Edinburgh from 1986 to 2005, when he retired. They lived in Spain for two years and then moved to North Yorkshire where he spent his last years.
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[edit]- ^ a b "J C G George, Esq, KSG, FHS", Debrett's, accessed 24 September 2012
- ^ "No. 21898". The Edinburgh Gazette. 4 March 1986. p. 311.
- ^ "H.M. Officers of Arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon". Scots Heraldry website. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2006.
- ^ "H.M. Officers of Arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon". Heraldry Society of Scotland website. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2006.
- ^ Gänzl, Kurt. "Grossmith, George (1874–1935)" in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press (2004) retrieved 21 October 2007
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