George Burnett, LLD, WS (1822–1890) was a long-serving Scottish officer of arms.
He was born on 9 March 1822, the second son of John Burnett, 5th Laird of Kemnay in Aberdeenshire.[1] He trained as a lawyer (normal for the Lord Lyon) and in 1860 appears as an advocate in Edinburgh living at 21 Ainslie Place on the Moray Estate.[2] He was appointed Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1866 and served in that post until his death in 1890, being known in this period as George Burnett, Lord Lyon.
A son was the politician John George Burnett.
| George Burnett | |
| Escutcheon: | Argent three holly leaves in chief Vert and a hunting horn in base Sable garnished and stringed Gules (Burnett). |