Robert Douglas Watt, LVO

Royal Victorian Order

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, FRHSC (born 1945) was the first Chief Herald of Canada

Chief Herald of Canada

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. He was appointed at the foundation of the Canadian Heraldic Authority

Canadian Heraldic Authority

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, and was succeeded by Claire Boudreau

Claire Boudreau

Claire Boudreau, PhD, FRHSC, AIH, is a Canadian historian, genealogist, and officer of arms. She has served as a herald in the Canadian Heraldic Authority since 17 March 1997 in the office of Saguenay Herald and later as Saint-Laurent Herald, to which office she succeeded on the retirement of...

 in 2007.

Watt was born in Picton, Ontario

Picton, Ontario

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 in 1945. He received a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 in 1967 and a Master of Arts

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 in 1968 from Carleton University

Carleton University

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. From 1969 to 1970, he was an Archivist

Archivist

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 for the Public Archives of Canada. From 1971 to 1973, he was the Vancouver

Vancouver

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 City Archivist. In 1973, he was appointed Curator of History at the Vancouver Centennial Museum (now the Vancouver Museum

Vancouver Museum

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). He became Chief Curator in 1977 and was Director from 1980 to 1988. In 1988, he was appointed Chief Herald of Canada.

Robert Watt is married to Alison Watt, the former Director, University Secretariat of Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University

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He was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in the 2008 New Year Honours

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 and received his insignia from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace on May 16, 2008. Mr. Watt is also an Officer of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John and received the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal

125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal

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 and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

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Watt is currently serving as a Citizenship Judge in Vancouver.