- The Governor General of Canada
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Frederick Ross Phelan
St. Andrews East, Quebec
Registration of Arms
November 15, 2022
Vol. VIII, p. 133
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Blazon
Arms
Argent on a saltire gyronny Azure and Gules between four martlets Azure, a grenade Or;
Crest
A wolf’s head issuant from the roof of a concrete blockhouse set on a grassy mount proper;
Motto
STICKATITIVENESS BRINGS SUCCESS;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The grenade is the symbol of the Canadian Grenadier Guards, Major-General Phelan’s regiment, while blue and red are the regimental colours. The saltire, the shape of the cross of St. Andrew, possibly refers to his residence in St. Andrews East, Quebec.
Crest
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The blockhouse, a type of defensive fortification, evokes Major-General Phelan’s military career.
Motto
This phrase begins with an informal word meaning “perseverance”; in other words, the quality of “sticking at it.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on January 1, 1900, in Volume 0, page 0 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original Concept of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh.
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, 19 June 1962.