- The Governor General of Canada
The contents of this Register are intended for research purposes only. The heraldic emblems found in the Register may not be reproduced in any form or in any media without the written consent of the Canadian Heraldic Authority and/or the recipient.
John Colborne
Québec, Lower Canada
Registration of Arms and Supporters
August 15, 2012
Vol. VI, p. 174
Click on each image to enlarge. The blazon and symbolism for each element will accompany the enlarged image.
Blazon
Arms
Argent on a chevron between three bugle horns stringed Sable three mullets Argent on a chief embattled Gules the Army Gold Cross with clasps proper between two mural crowns Or;
Crest
Issuant from a mural crown Or a reindeer’s head Argent attired Or between a branch of laurel and a branch of palm proper;
Supporters
Dexter a soldier of Her Majesty’s 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot holding a musket, sinister an Indigenous person holding in the dexter hand a tomahawk and in the sinister hand a spear proper;
Motto
SPERAT INFESTIS.
Symbolism
Arms
Not available;
Crest
Not available;
Supporters
Not available;
Motto
This Latin phrase means “He hopes in adversity”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 23, 2013, in Volume 147, page 537 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
Lieutenant-Governor
The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 9 April 1839 (Arms) and 12 April 1839 (Supporters).