William Henry O'Connell

WILLIAM HENRY O'CONNELL

Born : December 8, 1859
Deceased : April 22, 1944

Bishop of Portland, 1901-1906
Archbishop of Boston, 1907-1944
Cardinal : 1911

Official blazon

Inpaled. Dexter: Azure, a Latin cross couped and in base a mount of three coupeaux or; Sinister: parted per fesse vert and argent, a stag trippant proper between three trefoils slipped counterchanged of the field.

Origin/meaning

The arms show the arms of the Archdiocese (old version) impaled with the arms of O'Connell, derived from a bookplate from Sir Ross O'Connell.

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