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Saint-Lambert, Quebec
Grant of Arms
December 12, 1997
Vol. III, p. 211
Arms of Gordon Bruce Okill StuartBlazonOr a fess chequey Azure and Ermine between two crosses patée in chief Gules and a thistle slipped and leaved in base proper all within a bordure Azure overall a canton Pean charged with a Loyalist civil coronet Or; SymbolismThe Arms, based on the traditional Scottish Stuart design of a blue and white chequy fess on a gold shield, are similar to those granted to Sir James Stuart, Bt., by the English Kings of Arms in 1841. They are differenced by the addition of a canton bearing a Loyalist civil coronet as a reference to Mr. Stuart’s ancestor, the Reverend Doctor John Stuart. Sir James Stuart was a son of John Stuart, and the Arms grant permitted his Arms to be borne, with suitable differences, by the descendants of his father. The pean pattern in the canton also appeared in the first grant of Arms made by Ulster King of Arms to Sir Campbell Arthur Stuart, Mr. Stuart’s uncle, in 1922. |
CrestBlazonA demi lion gorged with a Loyalist civil coronet and issuant from the Roman Fasces in fess blade to the dexter the cutting edge upwards Or and grasping in the dexter paw a thistle slipped and leaved proper; SymbolismThe Crest is similar to that granted to Sir James Stuart and made unique to Mr. Stuart by the addition of the Loyalist coronet around the neck of the lion. The fasces are an ancient symbol of the law, and refer to Sir James Stuart, Chief Justice of Lower Canada. |
MottoBlazonJUSTITIAE PROPOSITIQUE TENAX; SymbolismMeaning “Tenacious of justice and firm of purpose”, this Latin phrase is the same motto used by Sir James Stuart. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on January 30, 1999 in Volume 133, page 180 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterGordon Macpherson CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual |