John Dugdale (herald)
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John Dugdale (1 June 1628 - 31 August 1700) was the son of the historian William Dugdale
and a herald in the College of Arms
.
, Warwickshire and was educated at the grammar schools in Sutton Coldfield and Coleshill. He appears to have trained as a surveyor and worked for various royalist landowners during the Interregnum. In 1660 he joined the Earl of Clarendon
's household as senior gentleman usher. In 1662 he married Mary Baker, the daughter of a Windsor attorney. They had two children, William and Mary. Following his wife's death in 1671 he married Elizabeth Pigeon, the heiress of a Coventry apothecary, with whom he had a daughter Elizabeth.
In 1675 he replaced his brother-in-law Elias Ashmole
as Windsor Herald
, although his continued service in the Hyde household meant that he was not an active herald. From the autumn of 1684 his father no longer travelled to London in the winter and a formal deputation was obtained for John to act as Garter King of Arms
. His correspondence with his father indicates his discomfort in the role and with the factionalism within the College of Arms.
He acted as Garter at the coronation of James II. He hoped to succeed his father, who died in February 1686, but the influence of his friends' was only sufficient to gain him the post of Norroy King of Arms
. He was also knighted. In the 1690s he hoped to resign in favour of Gregory King
, but was refused permission and died in office in 1700.
William Dugdale
Sir William Dugdale was an English antiquary and herald. As a scholar he was influential in the development of medieval history as an academic subject.-Life:...
and a herald in the College of Arms
College of Arms
The College of Arms, or Heralds’ College, is an office regulating heraldry and granting new armorial bearings for England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
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Life
He was born 1 June 1628 at Blyth Hall, ShustokeShustoke
Shustoke is a village in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England.Shustoke is an ancient village and it existed before Domesday. In 1086 Shustoke was recorded as 'Scotescote' meaning Scots Cottage, as cote means cottage, dwelling or house.The parish church is St...
, Warwickshire and was educated at the grammar schools in Sutton Coldfield and Coleshill. He appears to have trained as a surveyor and worked for various royalist landowners during the Interregnum. In 1660 he joined the Earl of Clarendon
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon was an English historian and statesman, and grandfather of two English monarchs, Mary II and Queen Anne.-Early life:...
's household as senior gentleman usher. In 1662 he married Mary Baker, the daughter of a Windsor attorney. They had two children, William and Mary. Following his wife's death in 1671 he married Elizabeth Pigeon, the heiress of a Coventry apothecary, with whom he had a daughter Elizabeth.
In 1675 he replaced his brother-in-law Elias Ashmole
Elias Ashmole
Elias Ashmole was a celebrated English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and student of alchemy. Ashmole supported the royalist side during the English Civil War, and at the restoration of Charles II he was rewarded with several lucrative offices.Ashmole was an antiquary with a...
as Windsor Herald
Windsor Herald
Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. It has been suggested that the office was instituted specifically for the Order of the Garter in 1348, or that it predates the Order and was in use as early as 1338...
, although his continued service in the Hyde household meant that he was not an active herald. From the autumn of 1684 his father no longer travelled to London in the winter and a formal deputation was obtained for John to act as Garter King of Arms
Garter Principal King of Arms
The Garter Principal King of Arms is the senior King of Arms, and the senior Officer of Arms of the College of Arms. He is therefore the most powerful herald within the jurisdiction of the College – primarily England, Wales and Northern Ireland – and so arguably the most powerful in the world...
. His correspondence with his father indicates his discomfort in the role and with the factionalism within the College of Arms.
He acted as Garter at the coronation of James II. He hoped to succeed his father, who died in February 1686, but the influence of his friends' was only sufficient to gain him the post of Norroy King of Arms
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is one of the senior Officers of Arms of the College of Arms, and the junior of the two provincial Kings of Arms. The current office is the combination of two former appointments...
. He was also knighted. In the 1690s he hoped to resign in favour of Gregory King
Gregory King
Gregory King was an English genealogist, engraver and statistician.-Life:Gregory King was born at Lichfield, England. His father was a surveyor and landscape gardener. Gregory was a very bright boy and his father used him as an assistant in his surveying work. At 14 Gregory became a clerk to...
, but was refused permission and died in office in 1700.