Donald Sterling Palmer Howard

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Glencoe and Colonsay, Argyll, Scotland
Registration of Arms and Supporters
March 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 150

Arms of Donald Sterling Palmer Howard
Arms of Donald Sterling Palmer Howard
 
Arms of Donald Sterling Palmer Howard

Arms of Donald Sterling Palmer Howard

Blazon

Quarterly 1st and 4th Argent on a bend indented between four cross crosslets Gules, three maple leaves Or (Howard); 2nd and 3rd Gules on a fess Argent between in chief a demi-lion Or and in base a canoe contourné Or with four men rowing proper in the bow a flag Argent inscribed with the letters NW, a hammer surmounted by a nail in saltire Sable (Strathcona);

Symbolism

The red and white colours, the bend and the cross-crosslets in the 1st and 4th quarters are traditional elements of Howard coats of arms, to which maple leaves have been added to indicate the paternal lineage of Mr. Howard, whose father, grandfather and great-grandfather lived in Montréal, Quebec. The Arms in the 2nd and 3rd quarters are those granted to Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, and include elements of the emblems of the North West Company.

Crest

Blazon

On a grassy mount a beaver eating into a maple tree proper;

Symbolism

This is the Crest of Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, which includes elements of the emblems of the North West Company.

Motto

Blazon

PERSEVERANCE;

Symbolism

PERSEVERANCE is the Motto of Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, and of the North West Company.

Motto

Blazon

AGMINA DUCENS;

Symbolism

This Latin phrase meaning “In the vanguard” is the Motto of Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal.

Supporters

Blazon

Dexter a trooper of the regiment of Strathcona’s Horse, sinister a navvy supporting on his shoulder a hammer and standing on a railway sleeper chaired and railed, all on a grassy mount set with thistles proper;

Symbolism

The Supporters are those of Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal. They represent his Regiment, the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), and the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, whose progress was linked to his financial backing, a fact highlighted by his invitation to drive the Last Spike when the railway was completed in 1885.
 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on March 23, 2019 in Volume 153, page 1082 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent registering the heraldic emblems of Donald Sterling Palmer HowardLetters patent registering the heraldic emblems of Donald Sterling Palmer Howard

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Not available.

Painter

Not applicable

Calligrapher

Not applicable

Recipient Type

Individual

Other Information

The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 23 February 1931. See also the heraldic emblems of Donald Alexander Smith (Vol. VI, p. 300), Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) (Vol. IV, p. 436) and Strathcona County, Alberta (Vol. VI, p. 485).