Charles Burnett (officer of arms)

Charles John Burnett (6 November 1940 – 23 February 2024) was a Scottish antiquarian and officer of arms.

Burnett was born on 6 November 1940[1] and educated at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, and the University of Edinburgh.

[2] He worked for a number of museums, including: Letchworth Museum, the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, the Scottish United Services Museum at Edinburgh Castle, and Duff House, Banff[1] Burnett was appointed Dingwall Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1983[3] and promoted to Ross Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 1988.

[4] He retired as an officer of arms in ordinary in 2010 and was appointed Ross Herald Extraordinary for a period of five years, demitting office on 31 December 2015.

[5] His 1992 M.Litt thesis at the University of Edinburgh was entitled The Officers of Arms and heraldic art under King James Sixth & First 1567-1625.