- The Governor General of Canada
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James Douglas Townsend
Wyoming, Ontario
Registration of Arms
January 31, 1995
Vol. II, p. 381
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Blazon
Arms
Or fretty Sable a cross Gules charged with four mullets Or and in centre point with a unicorn's head erased Argent horned and crined Or, debruised by a label of three points Azure;
Motto
HEAVEN'S STARS OUR GUIDE;
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 October 15, 1995, in Volume 129, page 3592 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 12 June 1981.