| LC control no. | n 90678396 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Swan, Conrad, 1924-2019 |
| Variant(s) | Swan, Conrad, 1924- Swan, Conrad Marshall John Fisher, 1924- Swan, Conrad, Sir, 1924- |
| Associated country | Canada England |
| Birth date | 1924-05-13 |
| Death date | 2019-01-10 |
| Place of birth | British Columbia |
| Field of activity | Heraldry Genealogy |
| Affiliation | College of Arms (Great Britain) Royal Heraldry Society of Canada University of Windsor College of Arms (England and Wales). Garter King of Arms |
| Profession or occupation | Heralds |
| Found in | nuc89-103025: His Heraldry-- Ulster and North American connections [MI] 1972 (hdg. on NN rept.: Swan, Conrad Marshall John Fisher, 1924- ; usage: Conrad Swan) LC data base, 08-06-90 (hdg.: Swan, Conrad Marshall John Fisher, 1924- ; usage: Conrad Swan) Herald, 14 January 2019: obituary (Sir Conrad Swan, Conrad Marshall John Fisher Swan; served as Garter King of Arms from 1992-1995; born 13 May 1924 in British Columbia; also served as Rouge Dragon Pursuivant, York Herald, and genealogist to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta; graduated from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London; lectured at the University of Windsor in Ontario for six years beginning in 1955; founder of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada; wrote articles and books and is known for his genealogical work, Blood of the Martyers, and his autobiography A King from Canada; knighted in 1994) <https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/17357898.obituary-sir-conrad-swan-former-garter-king-arms-involved-churchills-funeral-investiture-prince-wales/> OCLC, 2021 March 5 (Access points: Swan, Conrad; Swan, Conrad, 1924-; Swan, Conrad M. J. F.; Swan, Conrad Marshall John F.; Swan, Conrad Marshall John Fisher; Swan, Conrad, Sir; usage: Conrad Swan, Sir Conrad Swan) |
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