The Governor General of Canada

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Differenced Arms for Hugh Donald Guthrie, cousin of Hugh Guthrie

Differenced Arms for Donald Frank Neil Guthrie, son of Hugh Donald Guthrie

Differenced Arms for Lorna Margaret Guthrie, daughter of Hugh Guthrie

Differenced Arms for Patricia Ann Guthrie, daughter of Hugh Guthrie

Hugh Guthrie

Guelph, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flags and Badge, with differences to Hugh Donald Guthrie, Donald Frank Neil Guthrie, Lorna Margaret Guthrie, Patricia Ann Guthrie, Caroline Gay Guthrie, and Barbara Claire Stewart
April 16, 1998
Vol. III, p. 221

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Blazon

Arms

Quarterly first and fourth Or a lion rampant grasping in the dexter paw a maple leaf Gules second and third Azure a garb Or banded Gules all within a bordure counterchanged of the field and charged with three cats' faces alternating with three cross crosslets fitchée all counterchanged of the bordure;

Crest

A dexter arm embowed proper holding the scales of Justice Or surmounted by a maple leaf Gules;

Motto

STO PRO JUSTITIA;

Flag

A banner of the Arms;

Flag

A standard, the Arms in hoist the fly per fess Or and Azure charged with the Badge;

Badge

Within an annulet surmounted by four garbs Or banded Gules a lion holding a maple leaf as in the Arms;

Differenced Arms for Hugh Donald Guthrie, cousin of Hugh Guthrie

The Arms of Hugh Guthrie debruised of a three-point label Argent; this individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his death;

Differenced Arms for Donald Frank Neil Guthrie, son of Hugh Donald Guthrie

The Arms of Hugh Guthrie debruised of a five-point label Argent;

Differenced Arms for Lorna Margaret Guthrie, daughter of Hugh Guthrie

The Arms of Hugh Guthrie debruised by a heart Argent;

Differenced Arms for Patricia Ann Guthrie, daughter of Hugh Guthrie

The Arms of Hugh Guthrie debruised by an ermine spot Argent;

Differenced Arms for Caroline Gay Guthrie, niece of Hugh Guthrie

The Arms of Hugh Guthrie debruised by a heart Azure on a plate;

Differenced Arms for Barbara Claire Stewart, niece of Hugh Guthrie

The Arms of Hugh Guthrie debruised by an ermine spot Azure on a plate;

Symbolism

Arms

The quartered arms of lions and garbs of wheat are those of the Chief of the Clan Guthrie, which have been differenced by the addition of the maple leaves to honour Mr. Guthrie’s Canadian identity, and by the border bearing cats’ faces and cross crosslets fitchee, symbols associated with the Clan Macpherson, alluding to the family’s ancestral connection with that clan.

Crest

The crest of the Chief of the Clan Guthrie is an arm holding a sword. Here, the substitution of the scales of justice refers to the several generations of the family who have been active in the legal profession, most notably the Honourable Hugh Guthrie, P.C., K.C. (1866-1939), federal Solicitor General (1917-1921) and Minister of Justice (1930-1935).

Motto

Meaning “I stand for the justice”, this Latin sentence is a variation of the motto of the Chief of the Clan Guthrie.