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Registered: The
International Register
of Arms, 29th November
2012. Registration No.
0243 (Vol.2).
Arms:
Or, an eagle displayed
Sable crowned Purpure
holding in each claw a
sword Argent hilted and
pommeled Or on a chief
embattled Gules between
two bears’ heads
respectant erased a
cushion Or.
Crest:
Out of an antique crown
Or a stag’s head Proper.
Motto
1: Ad
Honorem Maiorum
Motto
2: In
Defensionem Institiae
Assumed:
United States of
America 12th November
2012
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The
Coat of Arms of James
Russell Alger III
alludes to the present
generation’s involvement
in politics
(encapsulated in the
crest by the antique
crown crest from which
rises a stag’s head
Proper).
The colour of the
eagle’s coronet is
included to represent
the historical tradition
of the Alger family’s
pursuit of justice most
obviously by James
Russell Alger Jr whom
served in the Justice
Department of the United
States for the majority
of his life. Familial
involvement with
Freemasonry is
represented by Or
(gold), representing
generosity and elevation
of the mind. Familial
history with the
military is represented
by Gules (red). Argent
(white or silver) is
included to represent
peace and sincerity.
The eagle, which is
displayed Sable legged
and beaked Gules
antiquely crowned
Purpure and holding in
each claw a sword point
upwards proper,
represents the duality
of British and American
ancestry and the
constant preparedness
for conflict to defend
either. The family moved
their home to colonial
America represented by
the embattlement of the
chief. The trait of
fiercely defending ones
family is represented by
the inclusion of two
bears' heads erased and
respecting each other .
The marriage of James
Russell Alger III to
Dawn Michelle Johnston
is represented by the
chief Gules and the
inclusion of one
cushions Or.
The family motto
translates To the honour
of our ancestors, In
defence of justice.
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James Russell Alger IV (Heir Apparent)
Arms: Or, an eagle displayed Sable crowned
Purpure holding
in each claw a
sword Argent
hilted and
pommeled Or on a
chief embattled
Gules between
two bears’ heads
respectant
erased a cushion
Or. The whole
debruised by a
label of three
points
throughout.
Crest:
Out of an
antique crown Or
a stag’s head
Proper.
Motto 1: Ad Honorem Maiorum
Motto 2:
In Defensionem
Institiae
The heir bears the
father's
undifferenced arms
plus a label of
three points
during the
father's lifetime,
then may inherit
the undifferenced
arms.
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John Robert Alger
Arms: Or, an eagle displayed Sable crowned
Purpure holding
in each claw a
sword Argent
hilted and
pommeled Or on a
chief embattled
Gules between
two bears’ heads
respectant
erased a cushion
Or. A crescent
for difference.
Crest:
Out of an
antique crown Or
a stag’s head
Proper.
Motto 1: Ad Honorem Maiorum
Motto 2:
In Defensionem
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