- The Governor General of Canada
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John Alexander MacPherson
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Registration of Arms
August 3, 1995
Vol. III, p. 62
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Blazon
Arms
Or on a base barry wavy Azure and Argent a lymphad sail furled oars in action Sable flagged Gules between in dexter chief a dexter hand couped holding a dagger in pale and in sinister chief a cross crosslet fitchée Gules on a chief Azure a demi sun rayonée issuant Or all within a bordure Argent charged with three Tudor roses proper and three books expanded Gules alternating;
Crest
A demi cat-a-mountain rampant guardant grasping in his dexter forepaw a seax all proper and charged on the shoulder with a spur rowel Argent;
Motto
BEAR FREE AND PATIENT THOUGHTS;
Symbolism
Arms
Not applicable
Crest
Not applicable
Motto
Not applicable
Background
In general, there will be no images shown for emblems registered, confirmed or related to Supplementary Letters Patent.
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 23, 1996, in Volume 130, page 3278 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not applicable
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, 9 October 1976.