William George Hunt, CStJ

Venerable Order of Saint John

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Territorial Decoration

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, FCA

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

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 (b. 1946) is the current Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary

Windsor Herald

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 at the College of Arms

College of Arms

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 in London

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. Hunt worked for many years in the City of London as a chartered accountant

Chartered Accountant

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. He was appointed as Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary

Portcullis Pursuivant

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 in 1992 and in 1999 he was appointed as Windsor Herald. In 2007 he took over the position of Registrar of the College of Arms from Timothy Duke

Timothy Duke

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, Chester Herald

Chester Herald

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. He has been a Member of Council of The Heraldry Society

The Heraldry Society

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 since 1997. He is also Clerk of HM Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London, a Member of Common Council of the City of London Corporation and a Liveryman

Liveryman

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 and a past Master (2000–2001) of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards

Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards

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. He was also a Major

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 in the Honourable Artillery Company

Honourable Artillery Company

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, but is now retired. In 2010 he was appointed Genealogist to the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.

He is married and has two sons.

Coat of arms

Hunt's coat of arms

Coat of arms

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 was granted by the College of Arms on 29 June 1970. The blazon

Blazon

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 is Azure a Stag's Head caboshed Argent on a Chief Or a Rose Gules seeded and barbed proper between two Talbots passant Sable. This was granted along with a crest which is blazoned A demi Talbot Sable winding a Bugle Horn Gules garnished Or held in the dexter forepaw.He has two children.