- The Governor General of Canada
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William Stone Macdonald
Gananoque, Ontario
Registration of Arms
November 15, 2017
Vol. VII, p. 17
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Blazon
Arms
Quarterly, 1st Argent a lion rampant Gules, 2nd Argent a dexter hand couped fesswise holding a cross-crosslet fitché Gules, 3rd Or a lymphad sails furled Sable, 4th Vert a salmon naiant proper, overall on a fess Sable an eagle’s head couped Argent beaked Gules between two sprigs of three maple leaves Or;
Crest
A dexter cubit arm in armour grasping a dagger proper;
Motto
PERSEVERANTIA;
Symbolism
Arms
The four quarters form the Scottish arms of Macdonald, to which the black central stripe with maple leaves and the eagle’s head have been added.
Crest
The forearm in armour is found in other Macdonald crests.
Motto
This Latin word means “Perseverance.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 17, 2018, in Volume 152, page 899 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available.
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
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, 6 October 1896.