Portraits and Arms of Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia, Part 1

In Canada, a lieutenant governor (it was explained for the Americans among the visitors to Government House in Victoria, British Columbia, that it is pronounced LEF-tenant Governor, and not LOO-tenant Governor) is the representative of the King of Canada in the government of each province. The governor general of Canada appoints the lieutenant governors on the advice of the prime minister of Canada to carry out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties for an unfixed period of time—known as serving "His Excellency’s pleasure" – though five years is the normal convention. (Wikipedia)

Down one of the main hallways off the front foyer were portraits and shields of their arms of seven recent lieutenant governors, excepting the incumbent, Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia, who was appointed on January 20, 2025, and whose portrait had at that time (April 25) not yet been painted.

For those Lieutenant Governors whose portraits and coats of arms are to be found in the hallway, we have:

Col. Robert Gordon Rogers, Lieutenant-Governor 1983-1988. We have seen Col. Rogers' arms before in the large stained glass window in the main stairwell at Government House. Or an eagle displayed Azure beaked and legged Gules charged on the breast and wings with three escutcheons Or each charged with a pine tree Proper. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gordon_Rogers His obituary can still be found on-line at https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/robert-rogers-obituary?id=45121174

David See-Chai Lam, Lieutenant-Governor 1988-1995. Gules a Chinese dragon Or reaching for a pearl Argent on a chief Or a Latin cross Gules between two pine trees Vert. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lam

Col. Garde B. Gardom, Lieutenant-Governor 1995-2001. Or an open book Argent bound Azure charged with a representation of the Mace of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in bend Or between a chief dancetty of five and in base three barrulets wavy Azure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garde_Gardom

Next time, the four remaining portraits and arms of Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia in the hallway at Government House.