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SALTER, Dr. Robert Bruce (1924-2010)
Born in Stratford, Ontario, he was a surgeon of world-renown and a pioneer in the field of pediatric orthopaedic surgery. He served as a director of the HSC and was its president from 1981 to 1983. In 1982, he appointed an Ad Hoc Committee to study the possibility of establishing a Canadian Heraldic Authority. A year later, he proposed that a white paper be prepared on this subject for presentation to the governor general and he made recommendations as to how such an authority could be created and financed.* As Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee, he participated in the Forum on Heraldry held in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings on March 26, 1987.** He lectured on medical heraldry at the 22nd International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, Ottawa 1996.*** He was made a Fellow of the RHSC in 1983.
Ref: The Globe and Mail, Feb. 2, 1964; Gonfanon (Winter 2010), p. 8; *HC, Sept. 1983, p. 1, 3, 8-9; ** Robert Watt and Auguste Vachon, “The Canadian Heraldic Authority” in HC, Sept. 1988, p. 10; ***Genealogica & Heraldica: Proceedings of the 22nd International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences in Ottawa, August 18-23, 1996 (University of Ottawa Press, 1998) p. 467-471.
SANDHAM, Alfred (1838-1910)
Born in Montreal, he was a numismatist and artist, one of the founding members of the Antiquarian and Numismatic Society of Montreal, first editor of the Canadian Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal (Montreal) from 1872 to 1875, and author of Coins, Tokens and Medals of Canada (Montreal, 1869, supplement 1872). He painted a collection of the arms of Canadian historical figures, which is held by LAC.
Ref: Dictionary of Canadian Biography online.
SCHOLES, David H. (1926-2009)
He was an assiduous contributor to Heraldry in Canada with a special interest in international heraldry. From March 1990 to Sept. 1991, he authored a series entitled “International Outlook – Coup d’œil international” which reported news of interest from the Journals of other Heraldry Societies. He was Librarian of the HSC for a number of years and donated many books to its library. His arms were granted by the Heralds of England in1980.
Ref: Gonfanon (Autumn 2009), p. 11. HC, Sept. 1980, p. 24; Dec. 1993, p. 23-25; June 1994, p. 19-20; Campbell, Index (Bibliog.), p. 356.
SCOTT, James Douglas (Act. 1871-80)
A heraldic artist, engraver and designer who lived in Toronto in 1871, in Montreal 1874-80, then went to Boston.
Ref: Harper, Early Painters and Engravers (Bibliog.), p. 282.
Small, Capt. Darrel (1915-2008)
He painted illustrations for HC from Sept. 1982 to June 1989, and was made Honorary Fellow of the HSC in 1987.
SMITH, Sydney F. (? – 2003)
He served with the RAF in India during WW II. Was introduced to heraldry by his scout master and soon began producing heraldic designs to illustrate his life from a wolf cub to a scout leader. He produced a regular heraldry column called “The Canton” in Flagscan. His extensive knowledge of heraldry was greatly appreciated and, although blind at that time, he accepted to join Graham ANDERSON’s Examination Committee to which he contributed a great deal using tapes and relying on his excellent memory. He was recognized as a founding father of the HSC. He was made one of its Fellows in 1993.
Ref: John Wilkes, “The Society has Lost a Most Exceptional Member” in Gonfanon (Fall 2003); Campbell, Index (Bibliog.), p. 369-70.
SOUCY, Cléophas (1879-1950)
Né à Québec, ses parents déménagèrent à Montréal en 1880. La famille comptait de nombreux artisans de talent, notamment des forgerons, des ébénistes, des fabricants de voitures et d’instruments à cordes. De 1906 à 1908, Soucy fit l’apprentissage de la sculpture sur pierre à Boston. Ayant été choisi pour sculpter les décorations architecturales des édifices du Parlement en 1919, il déménagea à Ottawa pour entreprendre ce long travail qui deviendra l’œuvre de sa vie. L’une de ses plus belles réalisations a été la décoration du porche de la Tour de la Paix qu’il orna de concert avec Cœur-de-Lion MACCARTHY. Il termina la décoration de l’archivolte avec les armes des provinces en 1939, laissant un écu vide pour recevoir les armes de Terre-Neuve en 1949. Au pied de l’archivolte figurent, à gauche, un lion accroupi tenant un écu aux armes du Royaume-Uni. L’écu est sommé de la couronne royale et s’accompagne d’une hampe d’où flotte le drapeau du Royaume-Uni (Union Jack). À droite, une licorne accroupie tient un écu aux armes royales du Canada assignées en 1921. L’écu est sommé de la couronne royale et s’accompagne d’une hampe d’où flotte la grande bannière de France avec ses trois fleurs de lis arborée pendant les premiers efforts de colonisation française en Acadie et en Floride.** On doit aussi à Soucy les armoiries du Canada placées au-dessus de l’entrée principale de l’édifice de la Confédération à l’angle des rues Wellington et Bank, à Ottawa.** Il a su intégrer harmonieusement une architecture de style néo-gothique, ornée entre-autres de gargouilles, à des emblèmes héraldiques et d’autres symboles canadiens comme des feuilles d’érable et de chêne, des pommes de pin, des girasols, des épis de maïs, des castors, des écureuils, des hiboux et d’autres oiseaux du pays.
Réf : *http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/House/Collections/heritage_spaces/main/archway_large-e.htm consulté le 7 août 2013; Auguste Vachon, « Bannière de France et pavillon blanc en Nouvelle-France » in HC, année 2008, p. 20-21; **HC, déc. 1989, p. 13.
***
Cléophas Soucy was born in Quebec City, but his parents moved to Montreal in 1880. His family included a variety of gifted craftsmen: blacksmiths, cabinetmakers, carriage and stringed instrument makers. In 1906, Soucy went to Boston for two years to apprentice in stone sculpture. In 1919, he moved to Ottawa being hired to produce the architectural decorations of the Parliament Buildings, which became his life’s work and accomplishment. “Soucy’s most important Parliamentary works include the decoration of the Peace Tower's main entrance archway completed in 1939, with the provincial coat of arms of Newfoundland added in 1949. This work features his original designs on shields, crests [arms] and gargoyles and combines typical gothic heraldry with Canadian emblems and symbols such as maple and oak leaves, pinecones, sunflowers, corn plants, beavers, squirrels, owls and Canadian birds.”* On the left, at the base of the archivolt, a crouching lion grasps the shield of the royal arms of the United Kingdom ensigned by the royal crown. The lion also holds a staff flying the Union Flag (Jack). On the right, a crouching unicorn grasps a shield of the royal arms of Canada granted in 1921 ensigned by the royal crown. The unicorn also holds a staff flying the grande bannière de France with three lilies, which was displayed during the early colonizing efforts of France in Acadia and Florida.
Ref: *MacDonald, Dictionary Canadian Artists (Bibliog.).
STANLEY, George F. G. (1907-2002)
Born in Calgary, he is one of Canada’s outstanding scholars. He joined the HSC in 1967, was granted arms by the Kings of Arms of England on March 3, 1970 and supporters ca. 1986. He was made an Honorary Fellow of the Heraldry Society of Canada in 1983 and, as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from1982 to 1987, accepted to be patron of the HSC. He proposed to John Ross Matheson that the Canadian flag could be patterned after that of the Royal Military College by simply replacing the central device with a single red maple leaf. This proposal was of key importance in determining the content and structure of the present Canadian flag. Only two elements were added: the Canadian pale inspired by a design from George Bist, twice as wide as an ordinary pale to better accommodate the maple leaf, and the stylisation of the leaf in its present form by Jacques Saint-Cyr. As a member of the Flag Committee, Matheson played a major role in synthesizing the various ideas and obtaining government approval for the final design.
Ref: http://www.heraldry.ca/misc/bios/bio_stanley.htm; HC, March 1982, p. 8; June 1986, p. 7; Rick Archbold, I Stand for Canada, The Story of the Maple Leaf Flag (Toronto: Macfarlane Walter and Ross, [2002]), p. 93-95; Matheson, Canada’s Flag (Bibliog.), p. 51-54, 122-126, 178; George F. G. Stanley, The Story of Canada's Flag: A Historical Sketch (Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1967); Auguste Vachon, “Did Alexander Scott Carter give Canada its National Colours?” in HC, 2010, p. 9-18.
STONE Dorothy C. (ca.1905-1991)
She attended the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, of which she became an Associate. Having joined the HSC in the early seventies, she soon became an enthusiastic convert to the cause of legitimate heraldry. In 1975, then living in Georgetown, Ontario, Miss Stone's artistic talent and persuasive powers culminated in the granting of armorial bearings to three neighbouring municipalities, the Town of Halton Hills, the Region of Halton and the Town of Milton. These contributions to Canadian municipal heraldry are illustrated in Alan Beddoe's Canadian Heraldry, p.98. She later designed arms for the Town of Georgetown and the City of Burlington and also assisted those municipalities in having these arms granted by the Lord Lyon. Her designs were bold, colourful and replete with meaning. Dorothy Stone was an active member of the HSC, contributing a number of articles to HC. She was made a life Member of the HSC, one of its first Honorary Fellows in 1979 and a full Fellow in 1983. She made a number of donations to the HSC, and when she passed away on June 6, 1991 at the age of 86, she bequeathed a substantial sum of money to the HSC that became the start of its Investment Fund.
Ref: http://www.heraldry.ca/misc/bios/bio_stone.htm; HC, March 1975, p. 3 and March 1982, p. 36; Campbell Index (bibliog.), p. 378; Larry Sicinski, “Her coats of arms herald a new life” in The Spectator (Burlington), June 26, 1974.
SWIFT, Jonathan W. (Act. 1836-66)
An itinerant portrait painter who lived for a while in Saint John, New Brunswick. He executed heraldic panels in the Saint John Court House in 1860.
Ref: Harper, Early Painters and Engravers (Bibliog.), p. 302.
SALTER, Dr. Robert Bruce (1924-2010)
Born in Stratford, Ontario, he was a surgeon of world-renown and a pioneer in the field of pediatric orthopaedic surgery. He served as a director of the HSC and was its president from 1981 to 1983. In 1982, he appointed an Ad Hoc Committee to study the possibility of establishing a Canadian Heraldic Authority. A year later, he proposed that a white paper be prepared on this subject for presentation to the governor general and he made recommendations as to how such an authority could be created and financed.* As Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee, he participated in the Forum on Heraldry held in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings on March 26, 1987.** He lectured on medical heraldry at the 22nd International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, Ottawa 1996.*** He was made a Fellow of the RHSC in 1983.
Ref: The Globe and Mail, Feb. 2, 1964; Gonfanon (Winter 2010), p. 8; *HC, Sept. 1983, p. 1, 3, 8-9; ** Robert Watt and Auguste Vachon, “The Canadian Heraldic Authority” in HC, Sept. 1988, p. 10; ***Genealogica & Heraldica: Proceedings of the 22nd International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences in Ottawa, August 18-23, 1996 (University of Ottawa Press, 1998) p. 467-471.
SANDHAM, Alfred (1838-1910)
Born in Montreal, he was a numismatist and artist, one of the founding members of the Antiquarian and Numismatic Society of Montreal, first editor of the Canadian Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal (Montreal) from 1872 to 1875, and author of Coins, Tokens and Medals of Canada (Montreal, 1869, supplement 1872). He painted a collection of the arms of Canadian historical figures, which is held by LAC.
Ref: Dictionary of Canadian Biography online.
SCHOLES, David H. (1926-2009)
He was an assiduous contributor to Heraldry in Canada with a special interest in international heraldry. From March 1990 to Sept. 1991, he authored a series entitled “International Outlook – Coup d’œil international” which reported news of interest from the Journals of other Heraldry Societies. He was Librarian of the HSC for a number of years and donated many books to its library. His arms were granted by the Heralds of England in1980.
Ref: Gonfanon (Autumn 2009), p. 11. HC, Sept. 1980, p. 24; Dec. 1993, p. 23-25; June 1994, p. 19-20; Campbell, Index (Bibliog.), p. 356.
SCOTT, James Douglas (Act. 1871-80)
A heraldic artist, engraver and designer who lived in Toronto in 1871, in Montreal 1874-80, then went to Boston.
Ref: Harper, Early Painters and Engravers (Bibliog.), p. 282.
Small, Capt. Darrel (1915-2008)
He painted illustrations for HC from Sept. 1982 to June 1989, and was made Honorary Fellow of the HSC in 1987.
SMITH, Sydney F. (? – 2003)
He served with the RAF in India during WW II. Was introduced to heraldry by his scout master and soon began producing heraldic designs to illustrate his life from a wolf cub to a scout leader. He produced a regular heraldry column called “The Canton” in Flagscan. His extensive knowledge of heraldry was greatly appreciated and, although blind at that time, he accepted to join Graham ANDERSON’s Examination Committee to which he contributed a great deal using tapes and relying on his excellent memory. He was recognized as a founding father of the HSC. He was made one of its Fellows in 1993.
Ref: John Wilkes, “The Society has Lost a Most Exceptional Member” in Gonfanon (Fall 2003); Campbell, Index (Bibliog.), p. 369-70.
SOUCY, Cléophas (1879-1950)
Né à Québec, ses parents déménagèrent à Montréal en 1880. La famille comptait de nombreux artisans de talent, notamment des forgerons, des ébénistes, des fabricants de voitures et d’instruments à cordes. De 1906 à 1908, Soucy fit l’apprentissage de la sculpture sur pierre à Boston. Ayant été choisi pour sculpter les décorations architecturales des édifices du Parlement en 1919, il déménagea à Ottawa pour entreprendre ce long travail qui deviendra l’œuvre de sa vie. L’une de ses plus belles réalisations a été la décoration du porche de la Tour de la Paix qu’il orna de concert avec Cœur-de-Lion MACCARTHY. Il termina la décoration de l’archivolte avec les armes des provinces en 1939, laissant un écu vide pour recevoir les armes de Terre-Neuve en 1949. Au pied de l’archivolte figurent, à gauche, un lion accroupi tenant un écu aux armes du Royaume-Uni. L’écu est sommé de la couronne royale et s’accompagne d’une hampe d’où flotte le drapeau du Royaume-Uni (Union Jack). À droite, une licorne accroupie tient un écu aux armes royales du Canada assignées en 1921. L’écu est sommé de la couronne royale et s’accompagne d’une hampe d’où flotte la grande bannière de France avec ses trois fleurs de lis arborée pendant les premiers efforts de colonisation française en Acadie et en Floride.** On doit aussi à Soucy les armoiries du Canada placées au-dessus de l’entrée principale de l’édifice de la Confédération à l’angle des rues Wellington et Bank, à Ottawa.** Il a su intégrer harmonieusement une architecture de style néo-gothique, ornée entre-autres de gargouilles, à des emblèmes héraldiques et d’autres symboles canadiens comme des feuilles d’érable et de chêne, des pommes de pin, des girasols, des épis de maïs, des castors, des écureuils, des hiboux et d’autres oiseaux du pays.
Réf : *http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/House/Collections/heritage_spaces/main/archway_large-e.htm consulté le 7 août 2013; Auguste Vachon, « Bannière de France et pavillon blanc en Nouvelle-France » in HC, année 2008, p. 20-21; **HC, déc. 1989, p. 13.
***
Cléophas Soucy was born in Quebec City, but his parents moved to Montreal in 1880. His family included a variety of gifted craftsmen: blacksmiths, cabinetmakers, carriage and stringed instrument makers. In 1906, Soucy went to Boston for two years to apprentice in stone sculpture. In 1919, he moved to Ottawa being hired to produce the architectural decorations of the Parliament Buildings, which became his life’s work and accomplishment. “Soucy’s most important Parliamentary works include the decoration of the Peace Tower's main entrance archway completed in 1939, with the provincial coat of arms of Newfoundland added in 1949. This work features his original designs on shields, crests [arms] and gargoyles and combines typical gothic heraldry with Canadian emblems and symbols such as maple and oak leaves, pinecones, sunflowers, corn plants, beavers, squirrels, owls and Canadian birds.”* On the left, at the base of the archivolt, a crouching lion grasps the shield of the royal arms of the United Kingdom ensigned by the royal crown. The lion also holds a staff flying the Union Flag (Jack). On the right, a crouching unicorn grasps a shield of the royal arms of Canada granted in 1921 ensigned by the royal crown. The unicorn also holds a staff flying the grande bannière de France with three lilies, which was displayed during the early colonizing efforts of France in Acadia and Florida.
Ref: *MacDonald, Dictionary Canadian Artists (Bibliog.).
STANLEY, George F. G. (1907-2002)
Born in Calgary, he is one of Canada’s outstanding scholars. He joined the HSC in 1967, was granted arms by the Kings of Arms of England on March 3, 1970 and supporters ca. 1986. He was made an Honorary Fellow of the Heraldry Society of Canada in 1983 and, as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from1982 to 1987, accepted to be patron of the HSC. He proposed to John Ross Matheson that the Canadian flag could be patterned after that of the Royal Military College by simply replacing the central device with a single red maple leaf. This proposal was of key importance in determining the content and structure of the present Canadian flag. Only two elements were added: the Canadian pale inspired by a design from George Bist, twice as wide as an ordinary pale to better accommodate the maple leaf, and the stylisation of the leaf in its present form by Jacques Saint-Cyr. As a member of the Flag Committee, Matheson played a major role in synthesizing the various ideas and obtaining government approval for the final design.
Ref: http://www.heraldry.ca/misc/bios/bio_stanley.htm; HC, March 1982, p. 8; June 1986, p. 7; Rick Archbold, I Stand for Canada, The Story of the Maple Leaf Flag (Toronto: Macfarlane Walter and Ross, [2002]), p. 93-95; Matheson, Canada’s Flag (Bibliog.), p. 51-54, 122-126, 178; George F. G. Stanley, The Story of Canada's Flag: A Historical Sketch (Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1967); Auguste Vachon, “Did Alexander Scott Carter give Canada its National Colours?” in HC, 2010, p. 9-18.
STONE Dorothy C. (ca.1905-1991)
She attended the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, of which she became an Associate. Having joined the HSC in the early seventies, she soon became an enthusiastic convert to the cause of legitimate heraldry. In 1975, then living in Georgetown, Ontario, Miss Stone's artistic talent and persuasive powers culminated in the granting of armorial bearings to three neighbouring municipalities, the Town of Halton Hills, the Region of Halton and the Town of Milton. These contributions to Canadian municipal heraldry are illustrated in Alan Beddoe's Canadian Heraldry, p.98. She later designed arms for the Town of Georgetown and the City of Burlington and also assisted those municipalities in having these arms granted by the Lord Lyon. Her designs were bold, colourful and replete with meaning. Dorothy Stone was an active member of the HSC, contributing a number of articles to HC. She was made a life Member of the HSC, one of its first Honorary Fellows in 1979 and a full Fellow in 1983. She made a number of donations to the HSC, and when she passed away on June 6, 1991 at the age of 86, she bequeathed a substantial sum of money to the HSC that became the start of its Investment Fund.
Ref: http://www.heraldry.ca/misc/bios/bio_stone.htm; HC, March 1975, p. 3 and March 1982, p. 36; Campbell Index (bibliog.), p. 378; Larry Sicinski, “Her coats of arms herald a new life” in The Spectator (Burlington), June 26, 1974.
SWIFT, Jonathan W. (Act. 1836-66)
An itinerant portrait painter who lived for a while in Saint John, New Brunswick. He executed heraldic panels in the Saint John Court House in 1860.
Ref: Harper, Early Painters and Engravers (Bibliog.), p. 302.