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♂ George W. DeBlois
aliasGeorge W. DeBlois
Record
15014 · 6344

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 3 0 3
Birth 12 July 1824 → 199 years + 9 months ago
Lived 62 years + 1 month
First mandate 17 August 1876 → 147 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 1 month
Death 14 August 1886 → 137 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 3 months after 7 May 1882
Special notes
None
 

George W. DeBlois (1824–1886)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 5 7 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick S. Brecken  m 
⊖ Neil McLeod  m 
 		 ⊖ Louis H. Davies  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James C. Pope  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,726 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
ID: 26472(F) — 13 Feb 2022 15:06 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
FREE
 1/4 992 53.25% +112 Loser:
DENO
 880 47.24% James C. Pope
After his election:
31 Aug 1876 52
FREE
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
28 September 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26606(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
FREE
 2/2 By acclamation ?
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 53
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 6 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,906 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26487(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 2/4 779 53.61% +77 Loser:
LIB
 702 48.31% Louis H. Davies

Service: 3 years 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,060 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26502(F) — 6 Jan 2023 13:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LC
 1,018 50.15% Neil McLeod

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
DeBlois, George Wastie		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
George Wastie Deblois		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Wastie Deblois		 27 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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