Robert Watt | |
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Chief Herald of Canada | |
In office 1988 – June 26, 2007 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governors General | |
Succeeded by | Claire Boudreau |
Deputy Chief Herald of Canada | |
In office 2006 – June 26, 2007 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor General | Michaëlle Jean |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Bruce Patterson |
Saint-Laurent Herald | |
In office 2000 – June 26, 2007 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governors General | Adrienne Clarkson Michaëlle Jean |
Preceded by | Auguste Vachon |
Succeeded by | Bruce Patterson |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Douglas Watt 1945 (age 79–80) Picton, Ontario, Canada |
Spouse |
Alison Jean Logan (m. 1973) |
Alma mater | Carleton University (BA, MA) |
Occupation |
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Robert Douglas Watt LVO AIH FRHSC (born 1945) is a former Canadian museum curator and officer of arms who served as the first Chief Herald of Canada.[1] He was appointed at the foundation of the Canadian Heraldic Authority in 1988, and he was succeeded by Claire Boudreau in 2007.