- The Governor General of Canada
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James Stuart
Québec, Canada
Registration of Arms
January 15, 2015
Vol. VI, p. 476
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Blazon
Arms
Or a fess chequy Azure and Ermine between in chief two crosses patté Gules and in base a thistle slipped and leaved proper all within a bordure Azure;
Crest
Issuant from a Roman fasces a demi-lion holding a thistle slipped and leaved proper;
Motto
JUSTITIÆ PROPOSITIQUE TENAX;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Crest
Not available.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Tenacious of justice and firm of purpose”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on October 3, 2015, in Volume 149, page 2336 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
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 24 May 1841. Note: Although James Stuart was created a baronet on 5 May 1841, the English grant does not indicate this.