Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod
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The Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod is the Gentleman Usher to the Order of St Michael and St George, established in 1818.
The office was simply designated as that of "Officer of Arms" to the Order from the first appointment in 1882 until 1911, when it received the present name.
[edit] Officers of Arms of the Order of St Michael and St George (1882–1911)
- 24 May 1882 – 11 November 1901: Frederick Obadiah Adrian, CMG
- 11 November 1901 – 5 May 1911: Sir William Alexander Baillie Hamilton, KCMG, CB
[edit] Gentlemen Ushers of the Blue Rod (1911–present)
- 5 May 1911 – 1920: Sir William Alexander Baillie Hamilton, KCMB, CB
- 5 October 1920 – 6 November 1934: Sir Reginald Laurence Antrobus, KCMG, CB
- 6 November 1934 – 5 January 1959: Admiral Alan Geoffrey Hotham, CB, CMG
- 5 January 1959 – 4 January 1972: Sir George Beresford-Stooke, KCMG
- 4 January 1972 – 19 October 1979: Sir Anthony Foster Abell, KCMG
- 19 October 1979 – 24 July 1992: Sir John Oscar Moreton, KCMG, KCVO, MC
- 24 July 1992 – present: Sir John William Denys Margetson, KCMG
[edit] References
- The London Gazette
