About Lestock P. W. DesBrisay
Lived 1820 – 1872 (aged 52). Lestock P. W. DesBrisay was a Canadian politician.
Lestock Peach Wilson DesBrisay (March 28, 1820 – December 10, 1872) was a Canadian businessman and politician in the province of New Brunswick.
DesBrisay was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the son of Lucy Wright and her husband Theophilus DesBrisay, Jr. (1789–1847), a naval officer from St. John's Island. In 1824 the family moved to Chatham, New Brunswick where Theophilus DesBrisay, Jr. served as special assistant to the customs service.
A businessman, Lestock P. W. DesBrisay made his home in Richibucto and, on October 14, 1841, he married Diana Gay Smith, daughter of Dr. Rufus Smith, a former member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Westmorland County. DesBrisay followed in his father-in-law's footsteps and in 1856 DesBrisay was elected to the 17th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Kent County. He served more than ten years, being reelected in 1857 through 1865 to the 18th, 19th and 20th Legislative assemblies. . DesBrisay ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1867.
Lestock DesBrisay died in 1872.
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Lestock P. W. DesBrisay was born on 28 March 1820.
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Lestock P. W. DesBrisay died on 10 December 1872.
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Lestock P. W. DesBrisay was a politician.
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