- The Governor General of Canada
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Douglas Wayne Kennedy
Guelph, Ontario
Registration of Arms
April 20, 2006
Vol. V, p. 23
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Blazon
Arms
Argent on a chevron Gules between in chief two cross-crosslets fitché Sable and in base a bull’s head caboshed proper an open Bible proper bound and edged Or;
Crest
A dolphin hauriant per fess Or and Vert;
Motto
THOUGHTFUL SPEECH OR SILENCE;
Symbolism
Arms
The red chevron and black crosses appear in arms of other members of the Scottish Kennedy Clan. The bull’s head represents the origin of the family from the Isle of Tyree, in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. The Bible represents the vocation and avocation of several generations of Kennedys being teachers or ministers of religion.
Crest
The dolphin is a differenced version of the crest of the Marquess of Ailsa, Chief of the Kennedys.
Motto
This phrase responds to the clan Chief’s motto “Avise la fin,” meaning “Consider the end,” in the sense of be thoughtful of consequences before speaking.