Charles Athill
British officer of arms
About Charles Athill
Lived 1853 – 1922 (aged 68–69). Charles Athill was an English and British.
Charles Harold Athill, MVO, FSA (1853–1922) was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Life He began his heraldic career by joining the College of Arms in 1882 as Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary. The position lasted until 1889, when he was appointed Richmond Herald of Arms in Ordinary. On 23 January 1919, Athill was made Norroy King of Arms to when Sir Henry Farnham Burke was promoted from that position to Garter Principal King of Arms. Later that year, Athill was promoted to the office of Clarenceux King of Arms on the death Sir William Weldon. Athill held this office until his own death in 1922.
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British officer of arms
When was Charles Athill born?
Charles Athill was born in 1853.
When did Charles Athill die?
Charles Athill died in 1922.
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Charles Athill was English and British.
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