Chester Herald

Chester Herald

The heraldic badge of Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary
Heraldic tradition	Gallo-British
Jurisdiction	England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Governing body	College of Arms

Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. The office of Chester Herald dates from the 14th century, and it is reputed that the holder was herald to Edward the Black Prince. In the reign of King Richard II the officer was attached to the Principality of Chester, which was a perquisite of the then Prince of Wales. In the reign of King Henry VIII the title lapsed for a time but, since 1525, the office of Chester has been one of unbroken succession, as a herald in ordinary. The badge of office is taken from the arms of the Earl of Chester and is blazoned as A Garb ensigned of the Royal Crown Or.

The current Chester Herald of Arms is Dominic Ingram.

Holders of the office

Arms	Name	Date of appointment	Ref
	John (surname unknown)	(1393)
	William Bruges	1398–1413
Error creating thumbnail:	James Billett	(Henry VI)
File:Arms of William Tyndale.svg	William Tyndale or Tendale	1443–1447
	John Tyndale	(1447)
	William Whiting	(Henry VI)
File:Arms of John Water.svg	John Water or Walter	(1455)
File:Arms of Richard Stanton.svg	Richard Stanton	(Henry VI/Edward IV)
File:Arms of Roger Stamford.svg	Roger Stamford	(Edward IV)
File:Arms of Roger Bromley.svg	Roger Bromley.	(1483)
File:Arms of Thomas Whiting.svg	Thomas Whiting	(1493)
File:Arms of Randolph Jackson.svg	Randolph Jackson	1533–1540
File:Arms of William Flower.svg	William Flower	1540–1561
File:Arms of Robert Cooke.svg	Robert Cooke	1562–1566
File:Arms of John Hart.svg	John Hart	1566–1574
File:Arms of Edmund Knight.svg	Edmund Knight	1574–1592
File:Arms of Francis Jones.svg	James Thomas	1592–1603
File:Arms of William Penson.svg	William Penson	1603–1617
File:Arms of Thomas Knight.svg	Thomas Knight	1617–1618
File:Arms of Henry Chitting.svg	Henry Chitting	1618–1637
File:Arms of Sir Edward Walker.svg	Edward Walker	1638–1644
File:Arms of Sir William Dugdale.svg	William Dugdale	1644–1660
	Thomas Lee	1660–1667
File:Arms of Thomas May.svg	Thomas May	1677–1689
File:Arms of Charles Mawson.svg	Charles Mawson	1689–1721
File:Arms of Edward Stibbs.svg	Edward Stibbs	1721–1739
File:Arms of Francis Huchenson.svg	Francis Hutchenson	1739–1752
File:Arms of John Martin Leake.svg	John Leake	1752–1790
File:Arms of George Martin Leake.svg	George Leake	1791–1834
File:Arms of Walter Blount.svg	Walter Blount	1834–1859
File:Arms of Edward Stephen Dendy.svg	Edward Stephen Dendy	1859–1864
File:Arms of Henry Murray Lane.svg	Henry Lane	1864–1913
File:Arms of Thomas Morgan Joseph-Watkin.svg	Thomas Joseph-Watkin	1913–1915
File:Arms of Sir Arthur Cochrane.svg	Sir Arthur Cochrane	1915–1926
File:Arms of Sir John Heaton-Armstrong.svg	Sir John Heaton-Armstrong	1926–1956
File:Arms of James Arnold Frere.svg	James Frere	1956–1960
File:Arms of Sir Walter Verco.svg	Sir Walter Verco	1960–1971
File:Arms of David Hubert Boothby Chesshyre.svg	Hubert Chesshyre	1978–1995
File:Arms of Timothy Duke.svg	Timothy Duke	1995–2014
File:Arms of Vane.svg	Christopher Fletcher-Vane	2017–2023
	Dominic Ingram	2024–present

See also

• Heraldry
• Officer of arms

References

Citations

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)

External links

• The College of Arms
• CUHGS Officer of Arms Index