Background
He was a younger son of the herald Henry Street George. He was born in July 1625 in Street Andrew"s parish, Hertford.
He was a younger son of the herald Henry Street George. He was born in July 1625 in Street Andrew"s parish, Hertford.
Nothing is known of his life before 1660. He succeeded William Dugdale as Norroy King of Arms in 1677 and was knighted. He worked closely with Dugdale, for whom he acted as deputy when the latter was in Warwickshire.
He was promoted to be Clarenceux King of Arms in 1680, after the death of Edward Bysshe.
He was responsible for the visitation of twelve counties in his province between 1681 and 1700 and gave the profits of six as a contribution towards rebuilding the College of Arms, which had been burnt in the Great Fire. Following his elder brother"s death, he was appointed Garter King of Arms in 1703.
He died at the College of Arms on 12 August 1715 and was buried in Street Benet Paul"s Wharf, London, on 18 August. His large collection of books and manuscripts was dispersed after his death, although a portion has since been acquired by the College of Arms.
John Anstis, his successor as Garter, described Street George as ‘a timorous animal, governed by every creature, minding only his iron chest and the contents of it’.
