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[Bookplate for James Fielding Sweeny]

At the top center of the bookplate is a mitre with a crosier on the left side and a banner on the right side. Below that is a crest with argent (silver) background, divided by per pale ; on the sinister side, a mitre and key are crossed, with a coronet, two books, and a dove, holding an olive branch. On the dexter side, two battle axes crossed above two boars, rampant, counterpassant. Beneath that is another crest, divided per pale. The sinister side has an argent background and two battle axes, crossed, above two boars, rampant, counterpassant. On the dexter side, is a lion, rampant. At the base of the bookplate is an alley of columns.

Heraldry

Sweeny, James Fielding

Still Image

The Most Rev. James Fielding Sweeny (1857'1940) was born November 15 in London, and was educated at Montreal High School, McGill Normal School, and McGill University (BA 1878, MA 1881). He then studied at the Montreal Diocesan Theological College and was ordained deacon and priest. He received an MA and BD in 1883 from the University of Trinity College, Toronto, and a DD in 1885. He became Rector of St. Philips, Toronto in 1882 ; appointed honorary canon of St. Alban's Cathedral, Toronto, in 1889 ; and was elected R.D. of Toronto in 1895. He was elected fourth Anglican Bishop of Toronto and Rector of the Cathedral Church of St. James in 1909, and was elected Archbishop of Ontario in 1932. He received honorary doctorates from Bishops, Wycliffe, Kings, and Windsor Nova Scotia.
References:
1) 'James Fielding Sweeny.' Wikipedia. Accessed on March 18, 2011 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fielding_Sweeny

RBSC Bookplates

2011

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