James Balfour Paul
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Sir James Balfour Paul KCVO CStJ FSAS |
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The coat of arms of the Office of the Lord Lyon King of Arms
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| Lord Lyon King of Arms | |
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In office 1890–1927 |
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| Preceded by | George Burnett |
| Succeeded by | George Swinton |
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16 November 1846 Edinburgh |
| Died | 15 September 1931 (aged 84) Edinburgh |
| Resting place | Dean Cemetery |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Sir James Balfour Paul KCVO CStJ FSAS (16 November 1846 – 15 September 1931) was the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the officer responsible for heraldry in Scotland, from 1890 until the end of 1926.
Paul was born in Edinburgh, the second son of the Rev. John Paul of St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh and Margaret Balfour, at their home, 13 George Square in Edinburgh. His great-grandfather was Sir William Moncreiff, 7th Baronet. He was educated at Royal High School and University of Edinburgh.
He was admitted an advocate in 1870. Thereafter he was Registrar of Friendly Societies (1879–1890), Treasurer of the Faculty of Advocates (1883–1902), and appointed Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1890. He was created a Knight Bachelor in the 1900 New Year Honours list, and received the knighthood on 9 February 1900.
Among his works was The Scots Peerage, a nine-volume series published from 1904 to 1914.
He tried two interesting heraldic cases in Court of the Lord Lyon, the first being in 1909, when Sir Colin Macrae claimed the right to use the coat of arms as Chief of the Name of Clan Macrae, which was opposed by Colonel John MacRae-Gilstrap. The second was action brought against Mrs. Fraser Mackenzie by Colonel James Stewart-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth, in connection with the bearing of arms in right of her father. In the second case, the Lyon's ruling was upheld on appeal by the House of Lords.
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