Harry Franklin Lewis

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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Grant of Arms and Supporters, with differences to David Blaine Lewis, Charlene Helen Morrison, Wade Franklin Lewis, Kevin Robert Lewis, and Eric Regan Lewis
June 20, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 236

Differenced Arms for David Blaine Lewis, son of Harry Franklin Lewis

Differenced Arms for Charlene Helen Morrison, daughter of Harry Franklin Lewis

Differenced Arms for Wade Franklin Lewis, son of Harry Franklin Lewis

Differenced Arms for Kevin Robert Lewis, son of Harry Franklin Lewis

Differenced Arms for Eric Regan Lewis, son of Harry Franklin Lewis

Arms of Harry Franklin Lewis

Blazon

Azure three barrulets wavy Argent between in chief two hands clasped in fess between two millrinds and in base a speckled trout naiant Or;

Symbolism

The blue colour represents the sea and the sky. The white wavy stripes suggest the signal and carrier wave of a radio broadcast, a reference to His Honour’s career in broadcasting, and, more broadly, to communication, one of the pillars of His Honour’s term as Lieutenant Governor. They also evoke the creeks where His Honour, an avid sportsman, has fished for trout throughout his life, also indicated by the trout in the lower half of the shield. The hands suggest cooperation. The millrinds represent His Honour’s wife, whose maiden name is Millar.

Crest

Blazon

On an island a radio mast between two horse chestnut saplings proper, its antenna emitting a signal Or;

Symbolism

The radio mast pays tribute to His Honour’s broadcasting career, while the trees – recalling the principal charge of the arms of Prince Edward Island – honour his patronage of various cultural and charitable institutions. The oak saplings of the provincial arms are here replaced with horse chestnut saplings, the most prominent tree on His Honour’s family’s ancestral farm.

Motto

Blazon

SALUTEMUS AMICOS, VETERES ET NOVOS;

Symbolism

This Latin phrase means "Let us welcome our friends, old and new".

Supporters

Blazon

Two German shepherds proper each gorged of a collar Azure pendent therefrom a hurt charged with a chevron reversed Argent, both standing on a grassy mount proper set with plates and roses Argent;

Symbolism

Dogs are among His Honour’s favourite animals, and are symbols of loyalty and service, two themes of His Honour’s term as Lieutenant Governor. His family has had German shepherds as pets over the years. Suspended from their collars is the letter “V”, for volunteerism, and the Roman numeral for five, suggesting His Honour’s five children. Green evokes the verdant fields of Prince Edward Island, and specifically the Lewis family’s ancestral farm in Little York, represented by the white rose of Yorkshire, where the founding families of Little York originated. The compartment also refers to a golf course, with the white discs suggesting golf balls.

Differenced Arms for David Blaine Lewis, son of Harry Franklin Lewis

Blazon

The Arms of Harry Franklin Lewis with an engineer’s compass Argent in place of the trout in the Arms; This individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his death;