Roger Alexander Lindsay of Craighall, Baron of Craighall,

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, FRHSC,

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(1941 – March 30, 2023) was a Canadian accountant. He was a member of the

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and was also Rouge Herald of Arms Extraordinary at the

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Personal information

Lindsay was an Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario and was a Knight of Justice and a past Vice-Chancellor, Governance and the past Chief of Protocol of the

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of Canada of Order of St John. He served as a

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, and

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of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation. He was both a national trustee of The Presbyterian Church in Canada and convener of the Board of Governors of Knox College, in the

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. He also served as the Moderator of the Presbytery of East Toronto. He held the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal & the

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and the long-time service medal with bars of Order of St John. He was created Rouge Herald Extraordinary of Canada on 11 October 2006. He was awarded the Vice Regal Commendation, The Chancellor's Commendation of St. John Canada and The Chairman's Commendation of Ontario Council of St. John He held the appointment from 2007 to 2014 as the Honorary Colonel of

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. He was also a Fellow of The Chartered Management Institute, The Institute of Corporate Directors, The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society and was an Honorary Fellow of The Royal Heraldry Society of Canada & Patron of its Toronto Branch Installed 2019 On 2 April 2023, it was announced that Lindsay had died.

Coat of arms

Roger Alexander Lindsay of Craighall Escutcheon

Lindsay was granted a

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in 1987. The shield is

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ed ''Gules a Fess chequy Azure and Argent between a Lion passant guardant and a Pot of three growing Lilies Argent''. He was also granted the

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of ''the Head Neck and Wings of a Swan Or charged with a Maple Leaf Gules'' and the motto "Festina Lente". Public Register of All Arms and Bearings of Scotland, Volume 71, Folio 32 This translates to "hasten slowly." These arms were registered in 1997 by the Canadian Heraldic Authority. In 2004 the Lord Lyon King of Arms made a further grant based on the original 1987 arms which includes the additaments particular to a Scottish Barony together with a Standard of that particular rank.

External links

Canadian Heraldic Authority

W Garfield Weston Foundation

Royal Heraldry Society of Canada

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsay, Roger 1941 births 2023 deaths Canadian accountants Canadian officers of arms Canadian Heraldic Authority Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland