- The Governor General of Canada
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Donald Warren Lawson
Ridgetown, Ontario
Registration of Arms
September 20, 1994
Vol. II, p. 310
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Blazon
Arms
Per saltire Argent and Sable on a saltire Gules a book expanded Proper binding and fore-edges Or on a chief Azure three crosses couped all within a bordure Or;
Crest
A demi bear rampant Sable armed and langued Gules gorged with an antique crown Or holding in his fore-paws a book expanded Proper binding and fore-edges Or;
Motto
GLADLY LERNE, GLADLY TECHE;
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 March 24, 2001, in Volume 135, page 936 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 20 July 1976.