William Hunt (officer of arms)

William Hunt, Windsor (centre), processing in the annual service of the Order of the Garter

William George Hunt TD FCA (born 8 December 1946) currently serves as Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary at the College of Arms in London.[1]

Insignia of CStJ

Life

Hunt worked for many years as a City chartered accountant before being appointed as Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1992. He was promoted as Windsor Herald in 1999.[2] In 2007 he succeeded Timothy Duke as Registrar of the College of Arms until 2014.[3] He has been a Member of Council of The Heraldry Society since 1997.

Hunt was Clerk to HM Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London (1990-2013) before being appointed to the Lieutenancy in 2012.

He was an elected Member of Common Council of the City of London Corporation (2004-2013) and is a liveryman and Past Master (2000–2001) of the Playing-Card Makers' Company.

He served in the Honourable Artillery Company retiring with the rank of Major in 2000. He was nominated as Genealogist of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem in 2010,[4] and appointed Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ) in 2011.

He married Michaela Wedel in 1998; the couple have two sons and live in London.

An heraldic design by William Hunt

Honours

Arms

Arms of William Hunt
Crest
A Demi-Talbot Sable winding a Bugle Horn Gules garnished Or held in the dexter forepaw.
Helm
That of a Gentleman
Escutcheon
Azure a Stag's Head caboshed Argent on a Chief Or a Rose Gules seeded and barbed Proper between two Talbots passant Sable
Motto
Pro Deo et Civitate ("For God and the City")
Orders
Order of St John circlet (watered black silk)
Previous versions
Hunt impaled his livery company's arms with those of his family during his year of office as Master Playing-Card Maker

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Heraldic offices
Preceded by
Peter Spurrier
Portcullis Pursuivant

1992 1999
Succeeded by
The Hon. Christopher Fletcher-Vane
Preceded by
Theobald Mathew
Windsor Herald

1999 present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Timothy Duke
Registrar of the College of Arms

2007 2014
Succeeded by
David White
Civic offices
Preceded by
Gordon Robson
Master of the
Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards

2000–2001
Succeeded by
Yasha Beresiner
Preceded by
Ian Luder
Court of Common Council
(Commoncouncilman for Castle Baynard)

2004–2013
Succeeded by
Raymond Catt
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Sir Peter Gwynn-Jones
Honorary Genealogist of the Order of St John

2010present
Incumbent