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{{Short description|British officer of arms (1896–1979)}}
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[[File:Player's cigarettes Bluemantle Pursuivant.jpeg|thumb|right|upright|Richard Graham-Vivian as Bluemantle Pursuivant at the [[coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth]] in 1937.]]
[[File:Player's cigarettes Bluemantle Pursuivant.jpeg|thumb|right|upright|Richard Graham-Vivian as Bluemantle Pursuivant at the [[coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth]] in 1937.]]


'''Richard Preston Graham-Vivian''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|sep= |MVO|MC}} (10 August 1896 – 1979) was a long-serving [[England|English]] [[Officer of Arms|officer of arms]] at the [[College of Arms]] in [[London]]. He was the younger son of Sir Richard James Graham, [[Baronet|4th Baronet]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33924|page=2081|date=24 March 1933}}</ref> and Lady Mabel Cynthia Duncombe.
'''Richard Preston Graham-Vivian''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|sep= |MVO|MC}} (10 August 1896 – 1979) was a long-serving [[England|English]] [[Officer of Arms|officer of arms]] at the [[College of Arms]] in [[London]]. He was the younger son of Sir Richard James Graham, [[Graham baronets#Graham baronets, of Netherby (1783)|4th Baronet]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33924|page=2081|date=24 March 1933}}</ref> and Lady Mabel Cynthia Duncombe.


During the [[First World War]] he served as an officer in the [[King's Royal Rifle Corps]] and was awarded the [[Military Cross]]. He relinquished his commission on 17 January 1919.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32485|supp=y|page=8052|date=11 October 1921}}</ref> On 7 December 1921, he married Audrey Emily Vivian, who was an only daughter, and the source of the second [[surname]] that the couple adopted in 1929 (by Royal Licence).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33550|page=7216|date=8 November 1929}}</ref>
During the [[First World War]] he served as an officer in the [[King's Royal Rifle Corps]] and was awarded the [[Military Cross]]. He relinquished his commission on 17 January 1919.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32485|supp=y|page=8052|date=11 October 1921}}</ref> On 7 December 1921, he married Audrey Emily Vivian, who was an only daughter, and the source of the second [[surname]] that the couple adopted in 1929 (by Royal Licence).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33550|page=7216|date=8 November 1929}}</ref>


His [[heraldry|heraldic]] career began in 1933 when he was appointed [[Bluemantle Pursuivant|Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary]] at the College of Arms.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33925|page=2115|date=28 March 1933}}</ref> He held this office until 7 February 1947, other than for a period of leave when he returned to the army during the [[Second World War]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=35243|supp=y|page=4657|date=8 August 1941}}</ref> On that date, he was promoted to the office of [[Windsor Herald|Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary]] to fill the vacancy left by the death of [[Alfred Butler|Alfred Trego Butler]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37875|page=661|date=7 February 1947}}</ref> He remained a [[herald|herald in ordinary]] until 1966, when he was made [[Norroy and Ulster King of Arms]] on the [[retirement]] of [[Aubrey Toppin|Aubrey John Toppin]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=44172|page=12311|date=15 November 1966}}</ref> Graham-Vivian would hold this office until his own retirement 1971.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=45468|page=9816|date=10 September 1971}}</ref> He was made an Officer of the [[Venerable Order of Saint John]] in 1949.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=38650|page=3132|date=24 June 1949}}</ref>
His [[heraldry|heraldic]] career began in 1933 when he was appointed [[Bluemantle Pursuivant|Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary]] at the College of Arms.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33925|page=2115|date=28 March 1933}}</ref> He held this office until 7 February 1947, other than for a period of leave when he returned to the army during the [[Second World War]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=35243|supp=y|page=4657|date=8 August 1941}}</ref> On that date, he was promoted to the office of [[Windsor Herald|Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary]] to fill the vacancy left by the death of [[Alfred Butler|Alfred Trego Butler]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37875|page=661|date=7 February 1947}}</ref> He remained a [[herald|herald in ordinary]] until 1966, when he was made [[Norroy and Ulster King of Arms]] on the [[retirement]] of [[Aubrey Toppin|Aubrey John Toppin]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=44172|page=12311|date=15 November 1966}}</ref> Graham-Vivian would hold this office until his own retirement 1971.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=45468|page=9816|date=10 September 1971}}</ref> He was made an Officer of the [[Venerable Order of Saint John]] in 1949.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=38650|page=3132|date=24 June 1949}}</ref>


In the 1961 [[Queen's Birthday Honours]] he was made a Member (fourth class) of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] (MVO).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=42370|supp=y|page=4147|date=2 June 1961}}</ref> He died in 1979.
In the 1961 [[Queen's Birthday Honours]], he was made a Member (fourth class) of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] (MVO).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=42370|supp=y|page=4147|date=2 June 1961}}</ref> He died in 1979.


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Latest revision as of 14:44, 11 August 2024

Richard Graham-Vivian as Bluemantle Pursuivant at the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937.

Richard Preston Graham-Vivian MVO MC (10 August 1896 – 1979) was a long-serving English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He was the younger son of Sir Richard James Graham, 4th Baronet,[1] and Lady Mabel Cynthia Duncombe.

During the First World War he served as an officer in the King's Royal Rifle Corps and was awarded the Military Cross. He relinquished his commission on 17 January 1919.[2] On 7 December 1921, he married Audrey Emily Vivian, who was an only daughter, and the source of the second surname that the couple adopted in 1929 (by Royal Licence).[3]

His heraldic career began in 1933 when he was appointed Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary at the College of Arms.[4] He held this office until 7 February 1947, other than for a period of leave when he returned to the army during the Second World War.[5] On that date, he was promoted to the office of Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary to fill the vacancy left by the death of Alfred Trego Butler.[6] He remained a herald in ordinary until 1966, when he was made Norroy and Ulster King of Arms on the retirement of Aubrey John Toppin.[7] Graham-Vivian would hold this office until his own retirement 1971.[8] He was made an Officer of the Venerable Order of Saint John in 1949.[9]

In the 1961 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was made a Member (fourth class) of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO).[10] He died in 1979.

Arms

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Coat of arms of Richard Graham-Vivian
Crest
2 wings addorsed or.
Escutcheon
Quarterly in a border engrailed azure & with a crescent gules over all; (1 & 4) or, on a chief sable 3 escallops or (Graham); (2 and 3) or, a fess checky azure & argent with a chevron gules in chief (Stuart).[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 33924". The London Gazette. 24 March 1933. p. 2081.
  2. ^ "No. 32485". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 October 1921. p. 8052.
  3. ^ "No. 33550". The London Gazette. 8 November 1929. p. 7216.
  4. ^ "No. 33925". The London Gazette. 28 March 1933. p. 2115.
  5. ^ "No. 35243". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 August 1941. p. 4657.
  6. ^ "No. 37875". The London Gazette. 7 February 1947. p. 661.
  7. ^ "No. 44172". The London Gazette. 15 November 1966. p. 12311.
  8. ^ "No. 45468". The London Gazette. 10 September 1971. p. 9816.
  9. ^ "No. 38650". The London Gazette. 24 June 1949. p. 3132.
  10. ^ "No. 42370". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1961. p. 4147.
  11. ^ "Windsor Herald | British History Online". british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2018.


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1966-1971 		Succeeded by


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