George Des Brisay de Blois

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.


George DesBrisay DeBlois
14th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
In office
December 28, 1933  October 1, 1939
MonarchGeorge V
Edward VIII
George VI
Governor 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
DiedFebruary 14, 1964(1964-02-14) (aged 76)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
NationalityCanadian
Spouse(s)
Marion Newberry
(
m. 1915)
ChildrenRobert, Gordon and Helen
ResidenceCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Alma materSt. Peter's School
Occupationwholesale merchant and exporter
ProfessionPolitician

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.

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