George Des Brisay de Blois

The Honourable
George DesBrisay DeBlois
14th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
In office
December 28, 1933 – October 1, 1939
MonarchsGeorge V
Edward VIII
George VI
Governors GeneralThe Earl of Bessborough
The Lord Tweedsmuir
PremierWilliam J. P. MacMillan
Walter Lea
Thane Campbell
Preceded byCharles Dalton
Succeeded byBradford William LePage
Personal details
Born(1887-10-21)October 21, 1887
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
DiedApril 22, 1958(1958-04-22) (aged 70)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island[citation needed]
NationalityCanadian
Spouse
Marion Newberry
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(m. 1915)​
ChildrenRobert, Gordon and Helen
Residence(s)Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Alma materSt. Peter's School
OccupationWholesale merchant and exporter
ProfessionPolitician

George DesBrisay DeBlois (October 21, 1887 – April 22, 1958)[1] was a wholesale merchant and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He served as 14th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from December 1933 to September 1939.

He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the son of Robert Fitzgerald DeBlois and Ethel Helen DesBrisay, and educated at Saint Peter's Collegiate. DeBlois married Marion Ella Newbery in 1915. He was commissioner for the Provincial Tuberculosis Sanatorium.

References

  1. ^ Dates of Office, Lieutenant Governor Gallery, Government of Prince Edward Island


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