David White (officer of arms)

David White (officer of arms)
Somerset Herald David White wearing his ceremonial tabard

David Vines White (born 27 October 1961 at Glasgow, Scotland) is Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary at the College of Arms in London.

White was educated at Marlborough College, before going up to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he obtained the degree of MA. As an undergraduate he was President of the Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society, and later he received a further MA degree from the University of London.

White then served as a research assistant to Theobald Mathew, Windsor Herald, and in 1995 was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant. In 2004 he was appointed Somerset Herald.[1] White is a member of Council of The Heraldry Society in London and served as its Chairman 2006-09. He is a member of Council of the British Record Society and a Trustee of the Marc Fitch Fund. In 2010 he was appointed Honorary Genealogist to the Royal Victorian Order.[2]

White's day job is researching and proving genealogies, as well as facilitating new grants of arms to suitable applicants[3].

Heraldic offices
Preceded by
Henry Paston-Bedingfeld		 Rouge Croix Pursuivant
1995 – 2004		 Vacant
Preceded by
Thomas Woodcock		 Somerset Herald
2004 – present		 Incumbent
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Hubert Chesshyre		 Honorary Genealogist to the Royal Victorian Order
2010–present		 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ^ London Gazette
  2. ^ The College of Arms Newsletter no. 25 (June 2010), p. 2.
  3. ^ Mandrake The Sunday Telegraph 20 Nov 2011

External links

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