Benjamin Woodruff
Benjamin Woodruff | |
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![]() Emblazoned by Quentin Peacock | |
Assumed | 2022 |
Country of Origin | United States |
Tradition | Canadian heraldry |
Blazon
- Escutcheon
- Argent, on a bend cotticed purpure, three keys bendwise, wards to sinister and downwards of the field.
- Crest
- Issuant from a coronet érablé or, a demi polar bear argent, armed and langued sable brandishing in its dexter forepaw a bastard sword, blade, hilt and pommel argent, grip sable.
- Motto
- “Lead equitably & compassionately”.
Symbolism[edit | edit source]
Each of the three keys represents a different leadership role that I've held. The coronet érablé is a reference to my love of and association with Canada and the Canadian people. The polar bear is a mostly solitary animal with a preference for the cold. The sword refers to my interest in the Middle Ages. St. Florian is the patron saint of firefighters. Sweet woodruff is canting for my surname.
Badge[edit | edit source]
Blazon : A St Florian Cross or charged with a bastard sword palewise, blade, hilt and pommel argent, grip sable, all within a wreath of sweet woodruff argent.