John Horne Stevenson KC (1855 – 1939) was a Scottish lawyer,

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and author. Stevenson was the son of Reverend R. H. Stevenson and Frances Cadell. He was educated at the

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. A member of the

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, he worked in the

Court of the Lord Lyon The Court of the Lord Lyon, or Lyon Court, is a standing court of law, based in New Register House in Edinburgh, which regulates heraldry in Scotland. The Lyon Court maintains the register of grants of arms, known as the Public Register of All ...

and was appointed a

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in 1919. Stevenson was Unicorn Pursuivant between 1902 and 1925 and Marchmont Herald from 1925 until his death in 1939.The Court of the Lord Lyon: Marchmont Herald
Retrieved 22 November 2022. He was a member of the

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and a Knight of Grace of the Order of St John. He authored several books on the subjects of Scottish heraldry, title law and genealogy. He was a member of the Conservative Club, Edinburgh.

Works

*''The arms of the baronial and police burghs of Scotland'' (Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1903) *''The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland under the Commonwealth A.D. 1652-1659'' (1904) *''The Ruthven of Freeland peerage and its critics'' (Glasgow: James MacLehose and Sons, 1905) *''Heraldry in Scotland'' (Glasgow: J. Maclehose and sons, 1914) *''The Scottish antiquary: or, Northern notes & queries'' (Edinburgh: W. Green and Sons) *''The story of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders: 91st & 93d Foot'' (Glasgow: J. MacLehose, 1915)

References

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