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Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of Arms and Supporters
July 15, 2024
Vol. VIII, p. 293
Arms of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-BlackwoodBlazonQuarterly, 1st and 4th Azure a fess Or, in chief a crescent Argent between two mullets Or and in base a mascle Argent; 2nd quarterly, 1st and 4th Or an eagle displayed Sable, 2nd and 3rd Argent two bars Sable each charged with three martlets Or; 3rd Gules three cinquefoils Ermine pierced, on a chief Or a lion passant Gules;
SymbolismThe first and fourth quarters display the arms of Lord Dufferin’s Irish Blackwood ancestors. The second quarter is the arms of the Temple of Stowe family, from which he was a descendant through his mother. The third quarter depicts the arms of the Irish Hamiltons of Killyleagh, of which both Lord Dufferin and his wife were descendants. |
CrestBlazonA crescent Argent on a cap of maintenance Gules turned up Ermine; SymbolismThis is the traditional crest of Lord Dufferin’s Irish Blackwood ancestors. |
CrestBlazonA martlet on a ducal coronet Or; SymbolismThis is the traditional crest of Lord Dufferin’s Temple ancestors. |
CrestBlazonA demi-antelope affronty Ermine attired and unguled Or holding between its hooves a heart Gules; SymbolismThis is the traditional crest of Lord Dufferin’s Irish Hamilton ancestors. |
MottoBlazonPER VIAS RECTAS; SymbolismThis Latin phrase, meaning “By right ways,” was the motto adopted by Lord Dufferin’s great-grandfather, Sir John Blackwood, Bt. |
SupportersBlazonDexter a lion Gules gorged of a double tressure flory-counter-flory Or sinister a tyger Ermine gorged of a like double tressure Gules; SymbolismThese are the traditional supporters of Lord Dufferin’s Irish Hamilton ancestors. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationSince 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available. PainterArtist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Special DesignationGovernor General Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the Office of Ulster King of Arms, Dublin, Ireland, 14 October 1862 and 19 November 1872. |