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
Monarch George V
Edward VIII
George VI
Governor General The Earl of Bessborough
The Lord Tweedsmuir
Premier William J. P. MacMillan
Walter Lea
Thane Campbell
Preceded by Charles Dalton
Succeeded by Bradford William LePage
Personal details
Born (1887-10-21)October 21, 1887
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Died February 14, 1964(1964-02-14) (aged 76)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Nationality Canadian
Spouse(s) Marion Newberry (m. 1915)
Children Robert, Gordon and Helen
Residence Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Alma mater St Peter's School
Occupation wholesale merchant and exporter
Profession Politician
Religion Anglican

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.

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