Arms of Donald Maxwell Fowler
Arms of Donald Maxwell Fowler
Blazon
Or an eagle displayed Azure beaked and membered Gules charged on each wing with a rose Argent barbed Vert seeded Or its legs shackled the chain broken Azure all between three hurts charged with a bee Or;
Symbolism
The shackled eagle alludes to the meaning of Mr. Fowler’s surname, a “fowler” being someone skilled at capturing birds. The broken chain symbolizes triumph over adversity. The bees represent the beehives in the arms of Brockville, Ontario, where he lives.
Crest of Donald Maxwell Fowler
Blazon
Out of a coronet Argent the rim set alternately with maple leaves Gules and roses Argent barbed Vert seeded Or a demi lion Azure bearing in the dexter paw a sword Or the sinister paw resting on a wheel Or;
Symbolism
The lion brandishing a sword symbolizes Mr. Fowler’s military service and that of his father, who both saw action in the Second World War, as well as that of his grandfather, a career officer who fought in the First World War. The wheel represents his ancestor John Fowler, who came to Canada in 1850 as a contractor to work on the building of the first railway in Canada West (now Ontario). The white rose is a symbol of Yorkshire, in England, where that ancestor lived before coming to Canada, represented here by the maple leaves.
Motto of Donald Maxwell Fowler
Blazon
DE LAQUEO VENATIUM;
Symbolism
This Latin phrase meaning “From the snare of the fowler” is taken from the Bible, Psalm 91:3 (90:3 in the Vulgate): “For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler.” It makes a canting reference to Mr. Fowler’s surname.
