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Lafontaine baronets

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Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, 1st Baronet

The Lafontaine (or La Fontaine) Baronetcy, of the City of Montreal in the County of Montreal, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 August 1854 for the Canadian statesman Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine.[1] The title became extinct on the early death of his son, the second Baronet, in 1867.

Lafontaine (or La Fontaine) baronets, of the City of Montreal (1854)

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Arms

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Coat of arms of Lafontaine baronets
Crest
Upon a Rock, a Stone Fountain proper.
Escutcheon
Azure, on a Fess Argent, an open Book surmounting a Sword bendwise proper, between two Maple Leaves Vert, in chief a Cubit-Arm fesswise proper, vested, cuffed and holding a Pair of Scales Argent, and in base on a Mount Vert, a Beaver proper.
Motto
FONS ET ORIGO (Source and origin)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 21588". The London Gazette. 29 August 1858. p. 2668.