Henry Farnham Burke (1859-1930)

Sir Henry Farnham Burke, KCVO, CB, FSA (1859 – 1930) was a long serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He was the only child of Sir John Bernard Burke, who was Ulster King of Arms from 1853 until his death in 1892. Henry Farnham Burke was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1880. In 1887, Burke was promoted to the office of Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary. On 26 October 1911, Burke was promoted to Norroy King of Arms to replace Sir William Henry Weldon. In 1913 he was given the additional appointment of Genealogist of the Order of the Bath. On 22 January 1919, he was promoted to the office of Garter Principal King of Arms on the death of Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty. He held this office until his own death in 1930.