- The Governor General of Canada
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Anthony John Burton
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Grant of Arms
May 29, 1996
Vol. III, p. 87
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Blazon
Crest
An eagle displayed Azure beaked and membered Or charged on the breast with a snowflake Argent;
Symbolism
Crest
The eagle is taken from the arms for Burton-on-Trent, the ancestral home of Bishop Burton’s family. It is also a reference to one of his namesakes, Saint John the Evangelist, whose symbol is the eagle. It is made distinctive to Bishop Burton with the addition of a snowflake.