- The Governor General of Canada
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Howard Kenneth MacLennan
Cornwall, Ontario
Registration of Arms
September 15, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 421
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess, in chief Azure and in base bendy Azure and Or, a fess wavy per fess wavy Argent and Vert between in chief a stag’s head caboshed flanked by two antique crowns Or and in base a heart Gules surmounting two Passion nails in saltire Sable, all within a bordure Gules charged with four antique crowns Or alternating with four mullets Argent;
Crest
A demi-man in armour wearing a morion proper holding in his dexter hand a pikestaff Azure flying therefrom a flag per fess Azure and Or and in his sinister hand a Passion nail fesswise Sable;
Motto
TO THINK IS TO LEARN;
Symbolism
Arms
The design is adapted from the arms of the chief of the Scottish Clan MacLennan. The border, with its stars and crowns, is a Scottish method of differencing.
Crest
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The man in armour holding a flag might allude to Clan MacLennan’s role as standard bearers to the chief of Clan Mackenzie and to the fact that the MacLennan soldiers were all killed after they refused to retreat during the Battle of Auldearn in Scotland in 1645.
Motto
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. This expression may relate to Mr. MacLennan’s profession as a teacher.
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 April 1972.