He died on 26 January 2019.[10] His funeral took place in the Lorimer chapel at Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh, on Saturday 23 February 2019, with standing room only, followed by a reception in the Playfair Library at Edinburgh University.[11]
Armsedit
Coat of arms of David Sellar
Escutcheon
Azure on a Chevron Argent between two cups Or in chief and a smith’s hammer proper shafted Or in base, a book fore-edges Gules.
Referencesedit
^"RHSC Honorary Fellows". www.heraldry.ca. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^"Mr W. David H. Sellar". School of Law, University of Edinburgh. from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
^"Sellar (William David Hamilton)". bill.celt.dias.ie. from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^Scotland, The Scottish Genealogy Society - Family History and Ancestry in. "Scottish Genealogy Society Edinburgh - The society for Scottish family history". www.scotsgenealogy.com. from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^"2014.22455442 www.heraldscotland.com". from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
^"New Year Honours 2014: list in full". The Daily Telegraph. 30 December 2013. ISSN 0307-1235. from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^"Former Lord Lyon David Sellar". 28 January 2019. from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
^. The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
External linksedit
www.scottishlegal.com Photograph and painting
www.law.ed.ac.uk
www.scotland.gov.uk
Works by Sellar (William David Hamilton) (1941 – 2019) at bill.celt.dias.ie
david, sellar, william, david, hamilton, sellar, frhists, scot, frhsc, february, 1941, january, 2019, served, lord, lyon, king, arms, from, 2008, 2014, lord, lyon, official, coat, arms, insignia, sellar, read, history, oxford, university, graduating, bachelor,. William David Hamilton Sellar MVO FRHistS FSA Scot FRHSC Hon 1 27 February 1941 26 January 2019 served as Lord Lyon King of Arms from 2008 to 2014 Lord Lyon s official coat of arms MVO insignia Sellar read history at Oxford University graduating as Bachelor of Arts before gaining a law degree LLB from the University of Edinburgh 2 He qualified as a Scottish solicitor in 1966 and after two years as a legal assessor with the Scottish Land Court joined in 1968 the Faculty of Law at the University of Edinburgh where he was elected an Honorary Fellow Sellar wrote about the Lordship of the Isles and on the origins of many Highland families 3 He served as a Member of the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland was President of the Scottish Genealogy Society 4 and sat on the council of the Heraldry Society of Scotland and as Vice President of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland He was the O Donnell Lecturer in Celtic Studies at Edinburgh in 1985 and the Rhind Lecturer for the Society of Antiquaries in 2000 He held the office of Bute Pursuivant of Arms from 2001 until his appointment in 2008 as Lord Lyon King of Arms 5 A Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland FSA Scot and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society FRHistS 6 Sellar was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order MVO in the 2014 New Year Honours 7 in anticipation of his retirement from the office of Lord Lyon 8 9 Upon retirement he was appointed Islay Herald Extraordinary He died on 26 January 2019 10 His funeral took place in the Lorimer chapel at Warriston Crematorium Edinburgh on Saturday 23 February 2019 with standing room only followed by a reception in the Playfair Library at Edinburgh University 11 Arms editCoat of arms of David Sellar nbsp Escutcheon Azure on a Chevron Argent between two cups Or in chief and a smith s hammer proper shafted Or in base a book fore edges Gules References edit RHSC Honorary Fellows www heraldry ca Retrieved 9 August 2022 Mr W David H Sellar School of Law University of Edinburgh Archived from the original on 31 December 2013 Retrieved 31 December 2013 Sellar William David Hamilton bill celt dias ie Archived from the original on 2 May 2018 Retrieved 20 May 2022 Scotland The Scottish Genealogy Society Family History and Ancestry in Scottish Genealogy Society Edinburgh The society for Scottish family history www scotsgenealogy com Archived from the original on 14 August 2012 Retrieved 12 August 2012 No 25116 The Edinburgh Gazette 9 November 2001 p 2663 Fellows of the Royal Historical Society S Royal Historical Society Archived from the original DOC on 7 August 2012 No 60728 The London Gazette Supplement 31 December 2013 p 4 2014 22455442 www heraldscotland com Archived from the original on 8 January 2014 Retrieved 7 January 2014 New Year Honours 2014 list in full The Daily Telegraph 30 December 2013 ISSN 0307 1235 Archived from the original on 4 April 2019 Retrieved 26 December 2017 Former Lord Lyon David Sellar 28 January 2019 Archived from the original on 1 December 2021 Retrieved 30 January 2019 William Hamilton David SELLAR Notice The Scotsman Archived from the original on 26 February 2019 Retrieved 20 May 2022 External links editwww scottishlegal com Photograph and painting www law ed ac uk www scotsheraldry com www scotland gov uk www lyon court com Works by Sellar William David Hamilton 1941 2019 at bill celt dias ie Heraldic offices Preceded byRobin Blair Lord Lyon King of Arms2008 2013 Succeeded byJoseph Morrow nbsp nbsp This Scottish biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This heraldry related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Sellar amp oldid 1217720196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
