James Balfour Paul

Sir James Balfour Paul, KCVO (16 November 1846 – 15 September 1931) was the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the officer responsible for heraldry in Scotland, from 1890 until the end of 1926.

Sir James was the second son of the Rev. John Paul by his spouse Margaret Balfour, and was admitted an advocate in 1870. Thereafter he was Registrar of Friendly Societies (1879–1890), Treasurer of the Faculty of Advocates (1883–1902), appointed Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1890, and made a Knight Bachelor in 1900^[1] and KCVO in 1926.^[2]

He was also admitted an Esquire of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and was a member of the Royal Societies and University (Edinburgh) Clubs. He resided at 30 Heriot Row, Edinburgh.

Sir James married, in 1872, Helen Margaret (d. December 20, 1929), daughter of John Nairne Forman of Staffa, WS. They had four children: three sons and a daughter. One son, John William, also became a heraldic officer, while another, Arthur Forman, became an architect and partner of Robert Rowand Anderson.

Published works

• The History of the Royal Company of Archers, William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, 1875
• Heraldry in relation to Scottish History and Art, Edinburgh, 1890.
• An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland. 2nd edition, Edinburgh, 1903.
• The Scots Peerage, compiled and edited by Balfour Paul.
• Ancient Artillery, with some notes on Mons Meg in The Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, volume 50, 1915-1916, pps: 191-201.

References

• Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed, and Official Classes, 1903, London, p. 1156.

1. ^ "New Year's Honours.". The Times: pp. 9. 1 January 1900. 
2. ^ "New Year's Honours.". The Times: pp. 12. 1 January 1926. 

External links

• Family tree
• Heraldry in Relation to Scottish History and Art.