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Henry Newton Rowell Jackman

Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
September 10, 1992
Vol. II, p. 197

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Blazon

Arms

Per chevron Gules and Or in chief a sun between two spur-rowels also Or in base issuant from barry wavy Argent and Azure a mount Vert thereon an oak tree proper fructed Or;

Crest

A griffin segreant Gules holding in the dexter claw a representation of the mace of the House of Commons of Canada and in the sinister claw a morning star battle mace Or;

Motto

OPTIMA CONSERVA. This Latin phrase means "Preserve the best things".


Symbolism

In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on December 5, 1992, in Volume 126, page 3669 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Not available

Painter
Linda Nicholson

Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge


Recipient Information

Individual
Lieutenant-Governor

View all Letters Patent for Henry Newton Rowell Jackman

The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the name of his father, Henry Rutherford Jackman, the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 6 December 1955.