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===Official blazon===
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Argent three dexter hands couped Gules in chief and in base three salmon in fret Vert.
Argent three dexter hands couped Gules in chief and in base three salmon in fret Vert.



Revision as of 13:46, 28 January 2024

JOHN ALEXANDER MATHESON

Born : 28 April 1901
Deceased : 5 July 1950

Bishop of Aberdeen, 1947-1950

Arms (crest) of John Alexander Matheson
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Argent three dexter hands couped Gules in chief and in base three salmon in fret Vert.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1948.

The three hands are taken from the arms of a Matheson in the David Lindsay Armorial (1542 onwards). The three fish are taken from the arms of the Diocese of Aberdeen.


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