Joseph Morrow (officer of arms)

The Reverend Canon Joseph John Morrow CBE KStJ QC DL is the current Lord Lyon King of Arms.[1] He was appointed to the office on 17 January 2014[2] and sworn in before the Lord President of the Court of Session on 27 February 2014.[3]

The Reverend Canon

Joseph John Morrow

CBE KStJ QC DL
The Rev. Canon Dr. Morrow
attired in judicial robes as
Lord Lyon King of Arms

Biography

Morrow is a member of the Faculty of Advocates and took silk in September 2015.[4] In 2008 he was appointed President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (demitted office October 2019).[5] He has previously served as Her Majesty's Commissioner for the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (1999–2006), as a First-Tier Tribunal Judge (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (2002–2013), and as President of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland (2010–2014).[6]

In 2009 he was appointed as Vice Lord Lieutenant of the City of Dundee,[7] having served as a Labour councillor for the Maryfield ward until that year.[8] He held the positions of Convenor of the Economic Development Committee, Convenor of the Dundee Waterfront Development Board, and was Depute Lord Provost during his time as an elected member.

He is incumbent of the Chapel of Glamis Castle, a former Chancellor of the Diocese of Brechin, and an Honorary Canon of St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee.[9]

He is a Freemason and from 2004–2005 he served as the 108th Grand Master Mason of the Grand Lodge of Scotland.[10] In March 2018 he was appointed as the First Grand Principal of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland.[11]

In 2012, he was appointed Commander of the Venerable Order of St John.[12] In December 2015 he was promoted to the rank of Knight.[13][14] In 2016 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by Edinburgh Napier University.

In 2020, he was appointed Squadron Colonel of 2 (City of Dundee and Highland) Signal Squadron, which is a sub unit of the Royal Signals Army Reserve based in Dundee and Aberdeen.[15]

His interests include ecclesiastical history and the practical application of ceremonial to state, civil, military, and ecclesiastical areas of Scottish life, together with over thirty years' experience in the field of heraldry.

Arms
Coat of arms of Joseph Morrow
Crest
A dexter hand Or holding a dagger erect Purpure hilted and pomelled Or.
Escutcheon
Per fess enhanced Or and Purpure overall all three piles conjoined in point counter-changed, the centre pile charged with a maunch (mauche) and the other two with passion crosses of the first.
Motto
Deo Volente ("God Willing")

See also

References
  1. "Former Dundee councillor Joe Morrow made Lord Lyon King of Arms". thecourier.co.uk.
  2. "New Lord Lyon King of Arms appointed" (Press release). Scottish Government. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. "Former member of Westwater Advocates Dr Joe Morrow Installed as the Lord Lyon King of Arms". Westwater Advocates.
  4. http://www.advocates.org.uk/news-and-responses/news/2015/sep/lord-justice-clerk-welcomes-new-silks
  5. "MHTS - About the Tribunal". mhtscotland.gov.uk.
  6. https://www.asntscotland.gov.uk/content/archive
  7. "No. 26831". The Edinburgh Gazette. 24 August 2010. p. 3309.
  8. "BBC NEWS - UK - Scotland - Tayside and Central - Political battle in by-election". bbc.co.uk.
  9. http://www.scotland.anglican.org/scottish-episcopal-church-priest-new-lord-lyon-king-arms/
  10. "Office Bearers".
  11. "Supreme Grand Office Bearers". Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  12. "No. 60032". The London Gazette. 17 January 2012. p. 786.
  13. "No. 61426". The London Gazette. 3 December 2015. p. 23750.
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. "Squadron Colonel appointment for Lord Lyon". www.scottishlegal.com. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
Heraldic offices
Preceded by
David Sellar		 Lord Lyon King of Arms
2014–present		 Incumbent
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