James Balfour Paul

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Sir James Balfour Paul (born November 16, 1846 in Edinburgh ; died September 15, 1931 there ) was a Scottish lawyer, heraldist and historian and Lord Lyon King of Arms .

Life

James Balfour Paul was the second son of the clergyman John Paul and his wife Margaret (nee Balfour). He first attended the Royal High School and then the University of Edinburgh , where he studied law. In 1870 he was appointed to the Scottish Bar Association. From 1875 to 1887 he was editor of the Journal of Jurisprudence and Scottish law magazines and from 1879 to 1890 he was the registrar of the "Friendly Societies for Scotland". He was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and received his doctorate in law from the University of Edinburgh in 1908 .

From 1890 to December 31, 1926, he held the office of Lord Lyon King of Arms , an office that dates back to David Lyndsay of the Mount , and was knighted in 1900 as a Knight Bachelor . In 1911 he was appointed Commander of the Victorian Order (CVO) and in 1926 Knight Commander of the Victorian Order (KCVO). Paul was also called "Secretary of the Order of the Thistle" with the Order of the Thistle excellent. He was also entitled to use the title Esquire and was Commander of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem . He dealt intensively with the nobility of Scotland and published the multi-part work The Scots Peerage from 1904 to 1914 .

He was married to Helen Margaret (née Forman) since July 18, 1872. The couple had a daughter (died 1929) and three sons Lt.-Col. John William Balfour the architect Arthur Forman Balfour Paul (August 7, 1875 - June 3, 1938), and the surgeon Cuthbert Balfour Paul (November 21, 1876 - October 25, 1926),

Coat of arms and official costume

As Lord Lyon King of Arms, Paul wore an official costume on official occasions, which was decorated with several coats of arms. As a nobleman, Paul was entitled to use his own coat of arms. The coat of arms shows lions and a zigzag line, including a heraldic shield. There are several versions.

coat of arms Description / note Official costume
Arms of James Balfour Paul.svg Split coat of arms: On the right : Above a silver cross on a blue background, as part of the official coat of arms of the Lord Lyon King of Arms. Below on a silver background a red lion sitting upright with a full face, blue claws and a blue tongue; in the right paw, slightly inclined, holding a thistle blossom (as a symbol for the thistle order); the left paw includes an empty red shield . The left side shows two red lions striding to the right above a black zigzag line that tapers upwards in the middle. Below the line another empty red sign. Sir James Balfour Paul Sturdee.jpg
Arms of Sir James Balfour Paul.svg Undivided coat of arms: arrangement and color as in the left half of the divided coat of arms.
Arms of the Lord Lyon King of Arms.svg Official coat of arms of the Lord Lyon King of Arms.

Fonts (selection)

  • The History of the Royal Company of Archers. The Queen's Body-guard for Scotland . W. Blackwood, 1875 ( archive.org ).
  • An ordinary of arms contained in the public register of all arms and bearings in Scotland . W. Green & Sons, Edinburgh 1893 ( archive.org ).
  • Heraldry in relation to Scottish history and art; being the Rhind lectures on archeology for 1898 . D. Douglas, Edinburgh 1900 ( archive.org ).
  • Some Pauls of Glasgow and their descendants. The scanty record of an obscure family . Edinburgh 1912 ( archive.org ).

as editor

  • Registrum magni sigilli regum Scotorum = The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland. Vol. 2-10, 1882-1883.
  • The Scots Peerage . 8 volumes + index, 1904–1914.
  • Accounts of the Lord Treasurer of Scotland. Volume 2-11, 1900-1916 (Volume 4: 1507-1513 1902 archive.org ).
  • Diary of George Ridpath, minister of Stitchel, 1755-1761 . T. & A. Constable for the Scottish History Society, Edinburgh 1922 ( archive.org ).

literature

  • New Lyon King of Arms . In: The Times . September 14, 1926, p. 17 ( full text [Wikisource]).
  • Obituary: Sir James Balfour Paul, Scottish Herald and Antiquary . In: The Times . September 16, 1931, p. 17 ( full text [Wikisource]).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lt.-Col. John William Balfour Paul on thepeerage.com , accessed June 25, 2019.
  2. ^ WT Pike: Arthur Forman Balfour Paul. In: Dictionary of Scottish Architects. scottisharchitects.org.uk, accessed June 24, 2019 .
  3. ^ Cuthbert Balfour Paul, FRCS, MB, Ch.B.Edin. In: The British Medical Journal . Volume 2, No. 3436, November 13, 1926, PMC 2523625 (free full text), p. 915.
personal data
SURNAME Paul, James Balfour
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish lawyer, heraldist and historian and Lord Lyon King of Arms
DATE OF BIRTH November 16, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Edinburgh
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1931
Place of death Edinburgh