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Mickleham, Surrey, United Kingdom
Registration of Arms and Supporters
January 15, 2018
Vol. VII, p. 31
Arms of Richard Bedford BennettBlazonArgent within two bendlets Gules three maple leaves proper all between two demi-lions couped Gules; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only.The maple leaves allude to Canada. Mr. Bennett served as Prime Minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935. The demi-lions are a feature of other Bennett arms. |
CrestBlazonA demi-lion Gules grasping in the dexter paw a battle-axe Or and resting the sinister paw on an escallop Gules; SymbolismThe demi-lion is found in other Bennett crests. |
MottoBlazonPREMI NON OPPRIMI; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “To be pressed, not oppressed.” |
SupportersBlazonDexter a bison, sinister a moose, both standing on a grassy mount proper; SymbolismThe bison and the moose refer respectively to Mr. Bennett’s long-time residence in Calgary and to his birthplace in New Brunswick (as mentioned in P. B. Waite, In Search of R.B. Bennett, Montréal and Kingston, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2012, p. 274). |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 17, 2018 in Volume 152, page 900 of 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 DesignationPrime Minister Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 28 August 1941. |