- The Governor General of Canada
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Gordon William McColgan
Barrie, Ontario
Registration of Arms
December 15, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 462
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a lion rampant Or charged with a martlet Gules between in chief two thistles slipped and in base a pheon Argent;
Crest
A stag’s head proper attired Or, the neck charged with a martlet Gules and transfixed by a spear bendwise Or;
Motto
IN SUBLIME LEVARE;
Symbolism
Arms
White arrowheads and a yellow lion on a blue background are common to the arms of individuals bearing the surname McColgan. The thistles represent Mr. McColgan’s Scottish ancestry. The martlet is a Scottish form of differencing.
Crest
A stag’s head pierced by a spear is common to the crests of individuals bearing the surname McColgan. The martlet is the form of differencing taken from the Arms.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “To soar into the sublime.”
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, 23 May 1974.