Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod
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The Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod is the Gentleman Usher
to the Order of St Michael and St George
, established in 1818.
The office was simply designated as that of "Officer of Arms" to the Order from the first appointment in 1882 until 1911, when it received the present name.
Gentleman Usher
Gentleman Usher is a title for some officers of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. See List of Gentlemen Ushers for a list of office-holders.-Historical:...
to the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, established in 1818.
The office was simply designated as that of "Officer of Arms" to the Order from the first appointment in 1882 until 1911, when it received the present name.
Officers of Arms of the Order of St Michael and St George (1882–1911)
- 1882–1901: Frederick Obadiah Adrian, CMG
- 1901–1911: Sir William Alexander Baillie-HamiltonWilliam A. Baillie-HamiltonSir William Alexander Baillie-Hamilton C.B., K.C.M.G. was a Scottish civil servant, who became Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary for Ireland and to the Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1886 and 1892...
, KCMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, CBOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
Gentlemen Ushers of the Blue Rod (1911–present)
- 1911–1920: Sir William Alexander Baillie Hamilton, KCMG, CB
- 1920–1934: Sir Reginald Laurence Antrobus, KCMG, CB
- 1934-1959: Admiral Sir Alan HothamAlan Geoffrey HothamAdmiral Sir Alan Geoffrey Hotham, KCMG, CB was an officer of the Royal Navy. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1901....
, CB, CMG - 1959–1972: Sir George Beresford-Stooke, KCMG
- 1972–1979: Sir Anthony Foster Abell, KCMG
- 1979–1992: Sir John MoretonJohn MoretonSir John Oscar Moreton, KCMG KCVO MC , is a former British diplomat.-Early life:Moreton was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and Trinity College.He served in the Second World War, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1944....
, KCMG, KCVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
, MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries.... - 1992–2002: Sir John MargetsonJohn MargetsonSir John Margetson, KCMG is a former British Ambassador to Vietnam, the United Nations, and the Netherlands.-Early life:...
, KCMG - 2002 – present: Sir Anthony FiggisAnthony FiggisSir Anthony Figgis, KCVO CMG was Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2008....
, KCVO, CMG