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Roger
Alexander
Lindsay, Baron
of Craighall, FSA Scot
- Rouge Herald
Extraordinary (Can.)
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Registered: The
International Register
of Arms, 31st October
2006. Registration No.
0072. (Lordship
& Barony Register)
Arms:
Gules, a fess chequy
Azure and Argent between
a lion passant guardant
of the Third in chief
and a pot of three
growing lilies also of
the Third in base.
Crest:
The head, neck and wings
of a swan Or, the neck
charged of a maple leaf
Gules.
Motto:
FESTINA LENTE
Granted:
The Court of the Lord
Lyon. Lyon Register,
volume 71, folio 32.
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The
armiger is Rouge Herald
Extraordinary within the
Canadian Heraldic
Authority and was Chief of
Protocol of the Priory of
Canada of The Most
Venerable Order of the
Hospital of St. John of
Jerusalem wherein he holds
the Grade of Knight of
Justice. He is also an
Aide-de-Camp to the
Lieutenant Governor of
Ontario and Honorary
Colonel of The Windsor
Regiment [RCAC].
He is a Trustee, Director
and Secretary of The W.
Garfield Weston Foundation
[ one of Canada's largest
Foundations ] and is a
Chartered Accountant. He
is also an Elder of the
Church of Scotland and of
the Presbyterian Church in
Canada and for the latter
has served as both a
national Trustee and as
Convener of the Board of
Governors of Knox College,
in the University of
Toronto.
He holds the Queen's
Golden Jubilee Medal and
the Long-time Service
Medal of The Venerable
Order.
The Grant of Arms -
surrounded by the Mantling
for the Barony of
Craighall - is based on
the shield generally
representative of the
members of the Clan
Lindsay with, in chief,
the Lion passant guardant
representing Scottish
roots and of the manner
and custom of his life's
traits of being vigilant
in protecting together
with, in base, a Pot of
three Lilies representing
his city of birth - the
City and Royal Burgh of
Dundee. The Crest - above
the baronial chapeau - is
the Swan of the Lindsay
Family embellished with
the Maple Leaf of Canada.
The Motto - Festina Lente
- Hasten Slowly - is
indicative of methodically
moving forward as fast as
is practicable.
The Badge showing in the
Standard is the Trillium -
representing not only the
Holy Trinity but also the
provincial flower of
Ontario - surrounded by a
circlet of lime leaves -
indicative of the Lindsays
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Armorial Bearings of Roger Alexander
Lindsay, Baron of Craighall - Rouge
Herald Extraordinary (CA)
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