You may (or may not) have noticed some other coats of arms to be found in this large armorial stained glass window in Government House, the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of the Province of British Columbia, Canada.
Well, today we're going to look at those in more detail.
Once again, you will be served best by clicking on the images below to see the full-size version where the real detail in this window can be seen, as these individual panels are very small and hard to make out in the space allowed here.
In the lower left-hand portion of the window, among the panels which commemorate former Governors of the Province and Lieutenant Governors (each placed beneath the cyphers of the Crowns under which they served: Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth II), going from left to right we find the arms of:
In the lower left-hand portion of the window, among the panels which commemorate former Governors of the Province and Lieutenant Governors (each placed beneath the cyphers of the Crowns under which they served: Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth II), going from left to right we find the arms of:
Frederick Seymour: Governor of the United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, 1866-1869. Frederick Seymour was born on 6 September 1820 to Henry Augustus Seymour and Margaret Williams, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His father was the illegitimate son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Seymour. The arms are: Quarterly: 1 and 4, Or on a pile gules between six fleurs-de-lis azure three lion passant guardant or; 2 and 3, Gules two wings conjoined in lure or; all within a bordure wavy ermine.
And further along:
Sir Henri Gustave Joly de Lotbinière: Lt. Governor 1900-1906. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri-Gustave_Joly_de_Lotbinière. Per fess Azure and Argent in chief perched on the trunk of a tree fesswise Or two partridges Argent all ensigned by the coronet of a French marquis Or and in base issuant from water three bulrushes proper.
Now, moving to the right-hand side of the window:
Robert Randolph Bruce, Lt. Governor 1926-1931. Or a saltire on a chief engrailed Gules a beaver statant Argent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Randolph_Bruce
Walter Stewart Owen: Lt. Governor 1973-1978. (I have been unable to find a blazon of his arms. A very rough blazon would be: [Field] a sword erect with a hanging balance at its tip on a chief a crown between a [something round-ish] and a rose.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Stewart_Owen
Henry Bell-Irving: Lt. Governor 1978-1983. Quarterly first and fourth Argent three holly leaves proper second and third Azure on a fess Argent between three bells Argent two dogwood flowers proper leaved Vert seeded Or. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Pybus_Bell-Irving
Col. Robert Gordon Rogers. Lt. Governor 1983-1988. 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
David C. Lam, Lt. 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, Lt. 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
Walter Stewart Owen: Lt. Governor 1973-1978. (I have been unable to find a blazon of his arms. A very rough blazon would be: [Field] a sword erect with a hanging balance at its tip on a chief a crown between a [something round-ish] and a rose.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Stewart_Owen
Henry Bell-Irving: Lt. Governor 1978-1983. Quarterly first and fourth Argent three holly leaves proper second and third Azure on a fess Argent between three bells Argent two dogwood flowers proper leaved Vert seeded Or. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Pybus_Bell-Irving
Col. Robert Gordon Rogers. Lt. Governor 1983-1988. 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
David C. Lam, Lt. 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, Lt. 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
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