Charles Robertson Maier

Valerie Wright

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(m. 1974)​

Charles R. Maier PhD CStJ CD FRSA FRHSC
Maier in 2022 at a RHSC event at the Château Laurier in Ottawa.
Athabaska Herald
In office 1988 (1988) –2001 (2001)
Children	4
Alma mater	University of British Columbia (B.A.), King's College London, University of London (M.A.).
Occupation	Civil servant
Profession	Officer of arms

Charles Robertson Maier (born 1945) is a retired Canadian officer of arms and the former Priory Historian for St John Ambulance's Priory of Canada.

Life & Career

Maier was born in St Louis, Missouri in 1945. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1969 from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Arts in 1970 from King's College London, University of London. After being an executive trainee with the Hudson's Bay Company, Maier joined the British Columbia Historic Parks System as an Information & Education Officer in 1975. Maier was Government Records Archivist for the Yukon Territory from 1981 until the foundation of the Canadian Heraldic Authority in 1988 when he was commissioned Athabaska Herald as one of the three inaugural heralds at the organization alongside Robert Watt and Auguste Vachon, a post in which he served until 2001. ^[1] Afterwards, he served as Chief of Ceremonial and Protocol in the Department of Public Works and Government Services until he retired from the Canadian Federal Public Service in 2006. ^[2]

Maier was made a fellow of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada in 1991 ^[3] during his tenure as Athabaska Herald, having originally joined the Society in 1972. ^[2] Since March 2022, Maier has served as president of the Ottawa Valley Branch of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada and served from May 2023 to April 2025 as its Second Vice President. ^[4] He was promoted to the grade of Commander in the Order of St John in 2005. ^[5]

Personal life

Maier married Valerie Wright in 1974. Together, Maier and his wife are the parents of three sons and one daughter. ^[2]

Arms

Coat of arms of Charles Robertson Maier

Adopted November 12, 1975 (grant from the College of Arms); July 20, 2023 (registered by the Canadian Heraldic Authority) Crest A demi-wolf Sable gorged with an antique crown, holding between the forepaws a sun in splendour Or and issuant from a circlet of maple leaves Gules and oak leaves Or Escutcheon Gules a sun in splendour between three oak leaves fructed Or Motto Proceed Symbolism The sun is an important feature of the arms of British Columbia, symbolizing Mr. Maier's ties to that province. Being a hardwood tree, the oak—represented here by its leaves—alludes to the enduring strength of his family. The wolf refers to the wolf heads that frequently appear in coats of arms associated with the name Robertson, Mr. Maier's middle name. The antique crown is taken from the arms of British Columbia. [6]

See also

• Canadian Heraldic Authority
• Royal Heraldry Society of Canada
• Herald

References

1. General, The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Heraldry: The Officers and Heralds of Arms and their Armorial Bearings". gg.ca. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
2. Canada, Royal Heraldry Society of. "Biography: Charles Robertson Maier, PhD, CD, FRHSC". heraldry.ca. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
3. Canada, Royal Heraldry Society of. "RHSC Fellows / Compagnons de SRHC". heraldry.ca. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
4. Canada, Royal Heraldry Society of. "Society Branches". heraldry.ca. Archived from the original on September 14, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
5. "Canada Gazette Vol. 140, No. 17 — April 29, 2006". gg.ca. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
6. General, The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Charles Robertson Maier". reg.gg.ca. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

External links

• Coat of arms of Charles Robertson Maier

Heraldic offices
New title	Athabaska Herald 1988 – 2001	None